Pengembangan Blog sebagai Portofolio Digital untuk Peningkatan Daya Matematika

By : Drs. Marsigit MA, Bambang SHM, MKom, Kuswari Hernawati, MKom

Reviewed by: Fifi Yuniarti

Mathematics is a subject that is less attractive among students and students. This is because the system of mathematics learning that sometimes using a traditional learning system, causing a lack of interaction between students and teachers. The monotony of mathematics learning situations can also be a cause of joy, not students in mathematics courses. Learning situation is created when teachers and lectures to explain to the class is a tense situation that actually makes the students to be afraid of mathematics.

With the development of the blog as a digital portfolio to increase the power of mathematics is expected to be a bridge of communication between students and lectures. When lectures and students can exchange various information related to the learning of mathematics. The development blog is also a form of utilizing the software in the process of learning mathematics. So that the learning method which is not monotonous lecturer writes on the blackboard and students take notes.

Blog is a personal website that the owner can always be updated the content continuously such as updating the information obtained. In the blog there are also links to other websites that are considered attractive so that blog owner can obtain other important information through the link. Blog owners can also provide comments relating to such other information.

Blog has several components. The component blogs, among others, contains a new article or old articles, there are features to write a commentary for visitors to the blog, there are links to other websites, the content of the blog as an email client. The use of blogs in learning has some ease, among others, the availability of computers and internet connections in the classroom and outside the classroom, as well as ease of access to the blog interface.

Barrett stated that the most important component of a digital portfolio of education is a reflection of individual learning is demonstrated in part or whole portfolio of document. While the power of mathematics include mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, mathematical problem solving, mathematical connections, and positive attitudes toward mathematics.

In the first year of use blog as a digital portfolio is expected to increase the power of mathematics can be used as a multiuser wordpress installation, create and manage blogs are good models for lectures and students, can be used as a learning and observation for lectures and students, and can also be used as if the data or reporting. In the second year of the use blog as a digital portfolio to increase the power mathematics is expected to develop a blog template, empowering widget on the blog, and can implement the use of blogs in learning.