Learning Fractions through Swimming Context for Elementary School Students

DOI

10.2991/seadric-17.2017.14How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Addition of Fractions, Design Research, PMRI, the swimming context

Abstract

This research aimed to produce learning trajectory by using the swimming context in helping students to understand the concept of fractions and addition of fractions. The approach used was Realistic Mathematics Education, Indonesian version (PMRI). The study involved 6 fourth grade students with heterogeneous capabilities in Elementary School IBA, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The method used was a design research with three phases of the preliminary design, the design experiment, and retrospective analysis. However, this study only shows the results at the phase of the design experiment, in particular on a pilot experiment. Data collection techniques used were video recordings, photograph, the student's work, the results of pretest and posttest, and student interview during learning. The results showed that the swimming context could stimulate students' informal knowledge of the meaning of fractions in which it can eventually be used in addition of fractions material.

Copyright

© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Meta Silvia Gunawan
AU  - Ratu Ilma I. Putri
AU  - Mr. Zulkardi
PY  - 2017/05
DA  - 2017/05
TI  - Learning Fractions through Swimming Context for Elementary School Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th SEA-DR (South East Asia Development Research) International Conference 2017 (SEADRIC 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 61
EP  - 65
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/seadric-17.2017.14
DO  - 10.2991/seadric-17.2017.14
ID  - Gunawan2017/05
ER  -