transition level of thinking from the analysis level to
the informal deduction level, conceptualization skills
are needed. Some research results show that
conceptualization is a cognitive process that is often
experienced by students when solving problems
(Noor & Alghadari, 2021)(Aghadari, 2021).
The weak mastery of geometric concepts
experienced by students is due to the lack of student's
ability to solve problems (Noviana & Hadi,
2021)(Aghadari, 2021). The low level of thinking
ability of students is caused by the learning strategies
used in schools. Therefore, learning geometry should
place more emphasis on problem solving, reasoning
and spatial abilities (Hassan et al., 2020)(Cahyanita et
al., 2021). In addition, language also plays an
important role in learning geometry. A teacher in
teaching geometry must use language that is in
accordance with the development of students'
thinking (Pasani, 2019). Students at the abstraction
thinking level have understood the concept definition
well. This means that students have been able to
understand the meaning of the definition, even though
the representation is different from the definition
presented formally. A student in constructing the
meaning of a concept depends on his ability to
understand the definition of the concept. Therefore,
the role of definition is very important in constructing
the meaning of a concept (Haj-Yahya, 2021).
The results of the practicality test of using
learning tools also indicate a positive thing. Because
most of the students' responses to learning tools in the
second trial process were in the positive category with
an average of 19.05% and only an average of 0.95%
in the negative category. This means that students are
quite good at responding to the learning tools used
and it means that the learning tools developed meet
the practical criteria.
Thus the geometry learning tool for junior high
school level developed through this research has met
the valid, practical, and effective criteria for
improving students' thinking level from the analysis
level to the informal deduction level.
5 CONCLUSION
Based on the results of this development research, a
geometry learning device for junior high school level
based on Van Hiele's theory has been obtained which
can improve students' thinking levels from the
analysis level to the informal deduction level. These
learning tools are Student Books, Lesson Plans,
Student Worksheets, and Practice Questions. The
specifications of this learning tool are as follows: (a)
this learning tool is based on Van Hiele's theory, both
the theory of the thinking levels and Van Hiele's
theory of learning; (b) constructivist-oriented
learning tool activities. This means that the geometric
concepts learned are constructed by students through
learning activities; (c) this learning tool specifically
aims to improve students' thinking level from the
analysis level to the informal deduction level on the
material of quadrilateral concepts in junior high
school. The concepts of quadrilaterals that are the
focus of the study are the properties of quadrilaterals,
the relationship between the properties of the types of
quadrilaterals, and the definition of each type of
quadrilateral; (d) this learning tool is used for
remedial purposes, both individually and in small
groups.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research was funded by the Tadulako University
FKIP DIPA fund. Therefore, the researcher would
like to thank you very much for the funds provided to
finance this research process.
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