If we, the teachers want the renewal of mathematics education, mathematics education research it will become a necessity. Apart from the formal legal aspects of mathematics education research activities either by teachers, lecturers as well as by prospective teachers will give many benefits. With the study of mathematics education we can know the existence of differences in individuals or groups to study the mathematics, we can determine the position of students on a group, able to compare learning outcomes between groups. We can also do a match between objectives and results of learning outcomes: whether the standard of competence or basic competence has been achieved?
The results of the study can be used for refining the program, mentoring, provision of information to the public. Besides that we also can do a comparison between the performances and the criteria for each dimension of the program as well as refining the program and the inference results of mathematics education as a whole. Then we can conduct studies about the implementation of the program, the influence of the learning environment, the influence of the program, curriculum or syllabus of learning outcomes, and in the end used for the improvement of mathematics education program as a whole.
Because it is not too excessive, if teachers are given a suggestion that educational research activities is always attached with mathematics learning activities. More specifically, before learning of mathematics held, then the teacher should do things as a preparatory step as follows:
Planning for mathematics learning environment
- Determine the necessary teaching resources
- Plan activities that are flexible
- Plan the physical environment of learning mathematics.
- Involve students in creating mathematical learning environment.
Develop students' social environment
- Plan activities to work together.
- Encourage students to appreciate each other.
- Browse the feelings of students about mathematics
- To develop mathematical models.
Plan mathematical activities
- Plan mathematical activities are balanced in terms of: matter, time, trouble, activities, etc..
- Plan mathematical activities that are open (open-ended)
- Plan activities according to students' abilities.
- Development of mathematical topics.
- Build mental for mathematic.
- When and where to help students?
- Use a variety of teaching resources (varying books).
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