Indonesian Educational Research Journal
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Improving Learning Quality and Student Abilities

Improving Problem-Solving Ability through a Constructivist Approach in Learning Mathematics for Grade X High School Students

Nasrianus Nampung (Universitas Timor)
Aloisius Loka Son (Universitas Timor)
Ferdinandus Mone (Universitas Timor)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Dec 2023

Abstract

This study aims to improve students' problem-solving abilities through a constructivist approach. This study uses quantitative methods in the form of pre-experimental. This research was carried out in the even semester of the 2022/2023 academic year This research design used one group pretest and post-test. The participants of this study were 17 grade X students of one of the high schools in North Central Timor district. Research instruments in the form of problem-solving ability tests. Before conducting data analysis, a prerequisite test is first carried out, namely a normality test using the SPSS-assisted Shapiro-Wilk test, and the results obtained that the data is normally distributed. Test the hypothesis using a one-sample t-test and a paired sample t-test. The results showed that students who learned using the constructivist approach achieved minimal completeness and there was an increase in the mathematical problem-solving ability of students who learned through the constructivism approach. Learning with a constructivist approach can facilitate the problem-solving ability of high school students. Therefore, it is recommended that advanced researchers in order to be able to apply constructivist approaches to other mathematical abilities

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ierj

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Subject

Education

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Indonesian Educational Research Journal provides a platform for research on the future challenges and developments that education will face. Indonesian Educational Research Journal is an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes original work in all areas of education, serving ...