Students' difficulties in solving the mathematics word problems with the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

The purpose of this research was to know the student's difficulties in solving mathematics word problems with the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ESD is an educational concept proclaimed by UNESCO which purposed to fulfill the needs of the present generation without risk...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-02, Vol.1157 (4), p.42051
Main Authors: Martin, S N, Suryadi, D, Juandi, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Context
Education
Exchanging
Learning
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Qualitative research
Students
Sustainable development
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Summary:The purpose of this research was to know the student's difficulties in solving mathematics word problems with the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ESD is an educational concept proclaimed by UNESCO which purposed to fulfill the needs of the present generation without risking the needs of the next generation. In other words, ESD could be said to be an effort to achieve sustainable development. There are 3 ESD contexts: environment, economy and culture. ESD concepts are expected to be integrated in learning, including mathematics learning. Therefore the learning method, teaching materials, learning media and evaluation used should support the implementation of ESD. This research was a qualitative research involving 30 students of SMP grade VII in one school in Bandung. Data was obtained from observation, interview and test. The test was about the number and comparison material. The result of this research was that students had difficulties in solving word problem. First the students had misinterpretation of the problem. Second, student was lack of comprehension of the problem posed. Third, students were not careful and also having an error in interchanging values.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1157/4/042051