Mechanistic versus realistic

Freudenthal (1991) states that there are four approaches in mathematics i.e mechanistic, emperistic, structuralist  and realistic and going to describe follow as:

1.    Mechanistic, or ‘traditional approach’, is based on drill-practice and patterns, which treat the person like a computer or a machine(mechanic). It means the activities of students in this approach are based on memorizing a pattern or an algorithm. The errors will be occurred if the students are faced with other problems that are different from the one they have memorized. In this approach, both horizontal and vertical mathematization are not used.

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Lesson Plan About RME

This is one example of Lesson Plan about Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) Please Read: HERE

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Realistic Mathematics Education

Please read more, about Realistic Mathematics Education by followed:
HERE

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How Do You Feel?

This is real story, when I'm teaching in from of class try solving Olympiad's problem. My student more fast find the solution than me, this is the first time happen to me. How do you feel if you are teacher happen something like this. But, feel shame,  not confidence to continue explain more. I just thought what my student's assessment to me. Its event, encourage me to do up grade knowledge, strategy and preparation. 

Now. I understand "Every experience giving  some positive thing"

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Mathematics through E-learning

Development of  science and technology have been opening new methods to learn mathematics. Now, student can use E-Learning to improve their comprehension. It is can be access through internet. There are kind of E-Learning like as book, game and tutorial's video.

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Pengaruh Tingkat IQ Terhadap Penguasaan Matematika

         

Matematika adalah salah satu ilmu yang menjadi, syarat yang harus dipelajari oleh setiap siswa yang ingin melewati jenjang pendidikan dasar hingga menengah atas. Tapi kenyataan tidak semua siswa dapat memahami dan mengaplikasikan ilmu khususnya matematika yang telah dipelajari sebelumnya. Kenyataan ini sering terjadi ketika seorang guru mengajarkan materi lanjutan yang membutuhkan materi sebelumnya, masalah ini terkadang memaksakan siswa harus mengulang materi yang telah diajarkan bertahun-tahun lamanya.        

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