Contextualizing Mathematics in Tugu Yogyakarta: A Case Study on Students' Numerical and Visual Estimation Skills

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Title: Contextualizing Mathematics in Tugu Yogyakarta: A Case Study on Students' Numerical and Visual Estimation Skills
Language: English
Authors: Nawang Sulistyani, Yoppy Wahyu Purnomo, Sugiman Sugiman, Mohammad Archi Maulyda
Source: REDIMAT - Journal of Research in Mathematics Education. 2025 14(2):163-188.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 27
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Ethnic Groups, Problem Solving, Ethics, Values Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Task Analysis, Elementary School Students
Geographic Terms: Indonesia
ISSN: 2014-3621
Abstract: This research explores the impact of ethno-RME on students' thinking processes in solving decimal number operations in Tugu Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The study involved 32 grade 4 students and used three data collection techniques: task provision, cognitive interviews, and documentation. The qualitative data was analyzed using cross-sectional data and focus group discussions (FGD). The study results show that students' thinking process for completing ethno-RME-based mathematics tasks can be divided into two strategies. The first strategy is numerical estimation, where students who use this strategy focus on the numerical information available in each problem. The second strategy is visual estimation, where students who use this strategy focus on constructing a flat shape as closely as possible to the actual shape of the Tugu Yogyakarta. There is a rich context of sociocultural values that can be used to build students' character and ethics when utilizing science, especially mathematics.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1478392
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This research explores the impact of ethno-RME on students' thinking processes in solving decimal number operations in Tugu Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The study involved 32 grade 4 students and used three data collection techniques: task provision, cognitive interviews, and documentation. The qualitative data was analyzed using cross-sectional data and focus group discussions (FGD). The study results show that students' thinking process for completing ethno-RME-based mathematics tasks can be divided into two strategies. The first strategy is numerical estimation, where students who use this strategy focus on the numerical information available in each problem. The second strategy is visual estimation, where students who use this strategy focus on constructing a flat shape as closely as possible to the actual shape of the Tugu Yogyakarta. There is a rich context of sociocultural values that can be used to build students' character and ethics when utilizing science, especially mathematics.
ISSN:2014-3621