Pub Date : 2022-04-30DOI: 10.46244/numeracy.v9i1.1741
Darwin Talelu, Oktovianus Mamoh, K. Y. Klau
Mathematics is one of the main subjects studied from elementary school to university. This is because mathematics plays an important role in life, especially in solving everyday problems. Therefore mathematics is very important in various aspects of life. However, the facts show that some students still think of mathematics as a difficult subject. This then affects the discipline and activeness of learning so that it has an impact on students' mathematics learning achievement. This study aims to determine the effect of student learning discipline and active learning on mathematics achievement. This research uses a quantitative approach with the type of ex-post facto research. The sample of this study was class VIII SMP Negeri Fatumfaun which amounted to 60 people. Data collection techniques and instruments in this research use a questionnaire or questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this research is prerequisite test in the form of normality test, linearity test, multicollinearity test and heteroscedasticity test, and hypothesis testing using T test and F test. The results of this research show that there is a positive and significant influence between the influence of learning discipline on student achievement of 0.70%, there is a positive and significant influence between learning activity on student achievement of 0.72% and there is a positive and significant influence together -the same between learning discipline and active learning on mathematics learning achievement by 0.94%. Abstrak Matematika merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran pokok yang dipelajari mulai dari Sekolah Dasar sampai Perguruan Tinggi. Hal ini karena matematika memegang peranan penting dalam kehidupan terutama dalam memecahkan permasalahan sehari-hari. Oleh sebab itu matematika sangat penting dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan. Namun fakta menunjukkan bahwa sebagian siswa masih menganggap matematika sebagai pelajaran yang sukar. Hal ini lalu berpengaruh pada kedisiplinan dan keaktifan belajar sehingga berimbas terhadap prestasi belajar matematika siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kedisiplinan belajar dan keaktifan belajar siswa terhadap prestasi matematika. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian ex-post facto. Sampel dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri Fatumfaun yang berjumlah adalah 60 orang. Teknik dan instrumen pengumpulan data dalam peneletian ini menggunakan kuesioner atau angket. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelelitian ini adalah uji prasyarat berupa uji normalitas, uji linearitas, uji multikolinearitas dan uji heterokedastisitas, serta uji hipotesis menggunakan Uji T dan Uji F. Hasil dari peneletian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara pengaruh kedisiplinan belajar terhadap prestasi belajar siswa sebesar 0,70 %, terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara keaktifan belajar terhadap prestasi belajar siswa sebesar 0,72% dan terdapat
数学是从小学到大学学习的主要科目之一。这是因为数学在生活中扮演着重要的角色,尤其是在解决日常问题方面。因此,数学在生活的各个方面都非常重要。然而,事实表明,一些学生仍然认为数学是一门难学的学科。这影响了学习的纪律性和主动性,从而影响了学生的数学学习成绩。本研究旨在确定学生学习纪律和主动学习对数学成绩的影响。这项研究采用了事后研究的定量方法。这项研究的样本是第八类SMP Negeri Fatumfun,共有60人。本研究中的数据收集技术和工具使用问卷或调查表。本研究中使用的数据分析技术是先决条件检验,形式为正态性检验、线性检验、多重共线性检验和异方差检验,以及使用T检验和F检验的假设检验。研究结果表明,学习纪律对学生学习成绩的影响为0.70%,学习活动对学生成绩的影响为0.72%,学习纪律和主动学习对数学学习成绩的影响均为0.94%。Abstrak Mathematika是从小学到高等教育的主要学习点之一。这是因为数学在生活中扮演着重要的角色,尤其是在解决日常问题方面。因此,数学在生活的许多方面都非常重要。但事实表明,一些学生仍然认为数学是一门困难的课。它会影响学科性和学习实践性,从而影响学生的数学成绩。本研究旨在确定学习纪律和学生学习对数学成绩的影响。本研究采用定量方法进行事后研究。这项研究的样本是法图姆福州一名高中八年级的学生,共有60人。本研究中的数据收集技术和工具使用系数或角度。本研究中使用的数据分析技术是预条件检验,如正态性检验、线性检验、多胆碱能性检验和异方差检验,以及使用T和F检验的假设检验,学习成绩之间存在0.72%的正向显著影响,学习纪律与学习成绩之间共同存在0.94%的正向显著影响力。
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Pub Date : 2022-04-30DOI: 10.46244/numeracy.v9i1.1755
S. Suryanti, Cicik Pramesti, Riki Suliana Ranggawati Sidik
Mathematical reasoning is a thinking activity that connects various facts, characteristics, pattern of relationships in problem solving so that logical generalizations are obtained. Not a few errors occur in the process of solving differential equation. An investigation is needed on the reasoning process in solving differential equation problems. The purpose of this research is to describe students’ mathematical reasoning errors in the differential equation material. This research is a qualitative descriptive with test instruments and interview guidelines. The research was conducted on 5 subjects, namely 6th semester students. The results showed that the most mathematical reasoning errors were indicators using relationship patterns to analyze the situation. In the reasoning process, many reasoning errors are made in planning solutions, mathematical manipulation, and making conclusions.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-30DOI: 10.46244/numeracy.v9i1.1682
Dona Fitriawan, Romal Ijuddin, Silvia Sayu
This study aims to analyze and describe what materials are difficult in calculus courses and also materials that are misconceptions. This research was conducted to improve the competence of students in the future. The formulation of the problem in this study is "How to improve student competence in integral calculus courses?" The sub-problems are: 1) What materials do students have misconceptions in integral calculus courses? 2) What materials are difficult for students to understand in integral calculus courses? The research method used is descriptive qualitative by surveying students of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Tanjungpura University. From the overall results, there were 22 students (60%) did not experience misconceptions and 14 students (40%) experienced misconceptions in the first concept. In the second concept, 40% did not experience misconceptions and 60% of students experienced misconceptions. For the third concept, 70% of students experienced misconceptions and 30% of students did not experience misconceptions. In the fourth concept, 28% of students experienced misconceptions and 72% of students did not experience misconceptions. For the fifth concept, 6% of students experienced misconceptions and 94% of students did not experience misconceptions. And for the sixth concept there are 28% of students experiencing misconceptions and 72% of students not experiencing misconceptions.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1400
Charles B. Connor
Dramatic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Spring of 2021 in Iceland and St. Vincent. This column explores the use of a numerical model to understand the giant displacements of the Earth's surface that result from such volcanic activity. The model used was development by Japanese geophysicist Kiyoo Mogi to explain a much older eruption, the 1914 eruption of Sakurajima volcano, located in Kyushu, Japan. Mogi's model was so successful, and is still widely used today, because he took a step-by-step approach to solving this complicated problem, making simplifying assumptions where he could, and using data to the maximum extent possible to estimate a reasonable solution.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1411
Andrew Miller
Author Jane E. Miller has brought her considerable experience writing and teaching about numerate communication to a new textbook, Making Sense of Numbers. Miller uses clear prose, timely and authentic examples, and thought-provoking exercises to educate the next generation of consumers and producers of data, students in introductory quantitative reasoning, research methods, or data analysis courses. While the textbook does not fit the mold of a "typical" quantitative literacy course, creative instructors may find ways to use it in innovative quantitative literacy, data literacy, or introductory data science courses.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1408
M. Eblen-Zayas, Lin Winton
We describe the online summer portion of a quantitative skills bridge program focused on helping students prepare socially and academically for the transition to college. College students are increasingly asked to employ quantitative skills across the curriculum, but students arrive at college with varied preparation. Further, those with the least preparation often encounter other challenges to social belongingness and navigating their institution. In response to these needs, our institution developed a bridge program aimed at students with a broad range of interests -- not just STEM, and the program has a significant focus on community-building as well as strengthening quantitative skills. The six-week summer online portion is followed by a face-to-face fall portion. Here we describe key design aspects of the online portion of the program: program goals and structure, selection and demographics of participants, and resources required to run the program. In addition, we share lessons learned that may be relevant for other institutions considering such a quantitative skills bridge program.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1402
Jackson Miller
Miller, Jane E. 2021. Making Sense of Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Research. (Los Angeles: SAGE Publications) 608 pp. ISBN 978-1544355597. This article introduces and provides an excerpt from Making Sense of Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Research, published by Sage. The book explains and illustrates how making sense of numbers involves integrating concepts and skills from mathematics, statistics, study design, and communications, along with information about the specific topic and context under study. It teaches how to avoid making common errors of logic, calculation, and interpretation by introducing a systematic approach and a healthy dose of skepticism to understanding and applying numbers to social research and everyday tasks.
{"title":"Author’s Reflections on Making Sense of Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Research","authors":"Jackson Miller","doi":"10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1402","url":null,"abstract":"Miller, Jane E. 2021. Making Sense of Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Research. (Los Angeles: SAGE Publications) 608 pp. ISBN 978-1544355597.\u0000This article introduces and provides an excerpt from Making Sense of Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Research, published by Sage. The book explains and illustrates how making sense of numbers involves integrating concepts and skills from mathematics, statistics, study design, and communications, along with information about the specific topic and context under study. It teaches how to avoid making common errors of logic, calculation, and interpretation by introducing a systematic approach and a healthy dose of skepticism to understanding and applying numbers to social research and everyday tasks.","PeriodicalId":36166,"journal":{"name":"Numeracy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44180927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1413
Nathan D. Grawe
Assessment data show substantial learning losses resulting from pandemic-era teaching and learning. While all learning domains have been affected, mathematics performance shows particularly large losses among elementary and secondary school students. Advocates for quantitative reasoning in high schools and colleges should anticipate weaker levels of basic numeracy among entering cohorts for a decade to come. As a consequence, the urgency to reform curricula and student support has never been greater.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1399
N. Wikoff
This paper examines the role of numeracy in smoothing financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that numeracy was associated with a 30% reduction in late or non-payment of bills and a 20% reduction in the odds of feeling financially squeezed. The effect of numeracy on financial wellbeing was remarkably consistent across levels of education, ethnicity, and gender, suggesting that improving numeracy levels in the population may be an effective strategy to increase financial capability across the board. However, while numerate individuals were less likely to experience financial difficulty, high numeracy did not predict narrower gaps between Whites and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments must take seriously the need to address the constraints and institutional barriers that keep individuals from achieving financial wellbeing.
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Pub Date : 2021-11-01DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1406
John Voiklis, Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Attaway, U. Thomas, Shivani Ishwar, Patti Parson, Laura Santhanam, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
The news arguably serves to inform the quantitative reasoning (QR) of news audiences. Before one can contemplate how well the news serves this function, we first need to determine how much QR typical news stories require from readers. This paper assesses the amount of quantitative content present in a wide array of media sources, and the types of QR required for audiences to make sense of the information presented. We build a corpus of 230 US news reports across four topic areas (health, science, economy, and politics) in February 2020. After classifying reports for QR required at both the conceptual and phrase levels, we find that the news stories in our sample can largely be classified along a single dimension: The amount of quantitative information they contain. There were two main types of quantitative clauses: those reporting on magnitude and those reporting on comparisons. While economy and health reporting required significantly more QR than science or politics reporting, we could not reliably differentiate the topic area based on story-level requirements for quantitative knowledge and clause-level quantitative content. Instead, we find three reliable clusters of stories based on the amounts and types of quantitative information in the news stories.
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