“My Small Research on The Psychology of Teaching Learning Mathematics”
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So far, there is a tendency that parents and teachers think of mathematics as a measure of child intelligence. A child is not considered intelligent if it does not satisfy the math score, even though he was good at other subjects. Driven by the desire to have a bright child math, many parents later moved to accompany the children learn mathematics. This desire is certainly not wrong, but must consider the child's ability. More important, parents also need to know the capabilities themselves, whether it includes parents who understand the math or not.
Once you know the child's abilities and your own abilities, now let us see how assistance can we give to our children dear.
- Parents Know - Children Know
If you know the math being studied child and your child any good at math, you can take her with him to the discussion. You can create an atmosphere in which to play the elements of mathematics involved.
You also can create math problems that vary as the child exercises to apply the formula derived in schools in various situations. This will sharpen the skills a child to do the questions quickly. Mastery and the more conducive conditions in the study of mathematics is also a big contribution to the spirit of children's learning.
2. Parents Do not Know - Children Know
If you occupy this position, you can accompany the child to learn mathematics by asking him to explain or tell you exactly what he's learned. Let him be a teacher and you become "students" who listened to "the teacher".
The advantage of this way, your child repeat what has been accepted at the school more systematically. This makes it more control of the material studied. Another advantage, you gain knowledge. The information obtained from the description to make your child understand the development of mathematics is taught in schools. All you need to look at, do not ever act smart. Can be fatal consequences. Children may lose trust in you. Even harder, do not damage the child's motivation to learn by comparing him with their siblings or with friends.
3. Parents Know - Children Do not Know
Parents who know math and the kids do not know, can apply the pattern of assistance as a tutor. Teach your child basic principles of mathematics. Your assistance aimed at ensuring children have the skills and understanding of mathematical concepts. Children are not only trained in performing mathematical operations. Do not get caught! Parents who know mathematics can not wait to see her later work on math, so he took over the child's homework. True, the parent shows the child verbally how to resolve problems. However, it does not matter if the parents communicate with children on homework. This may foster a negative dependence on you.
There are dangers that lurk in the parent of this position. You should alert so as not to grumble over the inability of the child. Especially when it comes to comparing children with others.
4. Parents Do not Know - Children Do not Know
In this position, you can do is to encourage and give confidence to the children that he has great potential. In this position you must be more to avoid the way from being self-understand lessons children. Other steps you can take, ask your older child to assist children to learn. Explanation of the peer tutors - so the technical term - often more easily understood explanation of the child than the teacher because it uses language more familiar to the child. If you do not have a brother, you can ask for help neighborhood children as peer tutors. Or you can call a private tutor. But, if you want to have a child who really smart math, do not call the child's teacher at the school as a private tutor.
Observations
I make observations on children 5 and 6th grade elementary school. In a few weeks I have watched how children learn to 5th and 6th grade elementary school.
Are they (the children are elementary school) basically like math?
How does the value of their math lessons?
How do they learn math as a teacher (at school) and when there are parents (at home)?
Interview
Interview I did to the child's call it 5th grade children elementary school named Dimas, Asrul and 6th grade children elementary school named Nina. I did this interview when they are learning. Dimas, a child who is less intelligent, naughty and spoiled it does not like math, seen from the attitude that he's bored when learning mathematics show. When I asked more about math, dimas just silent. When I asked him, if there is trouble?, Dimas was silent and did not want to ask anything to me. Then I saw that he had homework to do together Asrul classmate. Apparently he was just doing exactly what her friends do Asrul. Then I asked again if you cheat danger Asrul job or his own? Dimas said with a little embarrassed, "I cheated". Then I asked him why he cheated. And the answer was pretty obvious, "I do not know about it, not the teacher who explains less clear", said dimas. Why do not you try asking the Asrul how to do it? My return asked him. Asrul was said and replied, "I'm not a teacher, I am also not necessarily true". This is a child Asrul class champion in the 5th grade elementary school. He's a smart, learning counseling but he also often played. Then I asked the same thing to Asrul, whether he likes math? He also said, "I do not like math, I can do about it because it was my subjects". So according Asrul only a requirement of a compulsory curriculum learning mathematics. Then I asked Asrul why he did not like math, he said "math is too complicated, difficult, difficult, with the numbers and calculations, take a long time to do the problems". Reasons that much of a 5th grade elementary school children why he did not like math. And if they want to learn and know more about mathematics, mathematics is a very fun and addictive to do the problems again. But maybe they have not thought that far, perhaps because of age and environmental factors that also make them less like math. Then I ask them whether or Asrul Dimas, how their teachers explain math to their students? If only just a monotonous boring or very interesting students, but instead make it easier math students? They even answer when the teacher was explaining the way monotonous, like most teachers. Teachers simply explained to the class and explain the teacher after asking if there was trouble and asked, if no students are given problems to do, if there is still much to do wrong in the matter - about the teacher giving homework. But they complain a little, as do the problems are not guided and assisted, but the teacher left the classroom and instead talk in the office. And will go again after the lesson time is running out. From their stories I could take a conclusion that the method of learning the teacher is very influential on the way students learn.
Then I went on my interview of Nina 6SD graders. I did this interview when he asked me to help with homework given to her teacher. I asked the same thing as my questions to Asrul and Dimas. The most basic question, whether Nina likes math? Answer was simple, I love math but I can not do math problems. He even asked me how the solution. Few of my solution, to get used to do the problems - math problems to get used to math. Then the other question I ask is how or what methods they use mathematics teachers in delivering mathematics? It turned out the same answers come out of the child and the child 6SD class 5SD class. Maybe because they are in a primary school, a teacher - a teacher they are not much different in teaching. Then I asked again how the value of report cards, Nina just smiles and says yes there are ugly and not in the class rankings. And Nina 6SD graders who should get better teaching because students will face UNAS 6SD. And basically includes mathematics subjects to be tested in UNAS.
Data
Data that I could that the value of children, how children's learning is strongly influenced by the method (how to learn), the material being taught, and attitudes or behavior in the neighborhood.
Thus to achieve meaningful learning in mathematics PBM may take a few things like a deep mastery of the material by a teacher of mathematics, the application of appropriate teaching methods so that students actually get directly in learning mathematics, and strive for fun and learning associated with everyday life.
Referensi
http://www.sdpemudabangsa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=143
http://marsigitpsiko.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html http://pbmmatmarsigit.blogspot.com/2008/12/reflection-on
