Senin, 19 Maret 2012

Developing the Innovative Teaching Learning Process


INTRODUCTION
Mathematics is a subject that is considered part of students as subjects that are difficult to learn. Moreover, by students who are working right brain is more dominant in their daily activities. With this assumption, then the mathematics would be an obstacle in the learning process for most students. Mathematics subjects are not much liked by the students at the school. Most of the students in the school should feel afraid of the mathematic subjects. Therefore, the effort required teachers to be able to make the subjects of mathematics into subjects that are not scary but it is a subject of interest by students at the school.
Mathematics is a lesson that consists of the material count operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Mathematics is considered as a hard lesson for students. However, this difficulty can be overcome with a lot of practice at home, with tutoring, and can’t be separated from a parent’s attention.

CONTENT
To develop innovative teaching learning process, it takes several steps, among others:
A.    Preparation
Preparation step include several things, such as:
1.      Curriculum
According to Marsigit, we perceive that curriculum development needs a comprehensive and in-depth study of all the aspects involved, there are at least six principles as a guide:
a.       The chance to learn mathematics for all
b.      Curriculum is not just a collection of subject matters but it should reflect mathematical activities coherently
c.       Teaching learning of mathematics need a comprehensive theory of students activities, their readiness to learn and teacher role of facilitating their learn
d.      The chance to the learner to develop their mathematical concepts
e.       The needs to develop assessment imbedded to teaching learning processes
f.       Employing many kinds of teaching learning sources
Curriculum includes:

a.       Standard competencies
b.      Basic competencies
c.       Objectives
d.      Indicator

2.      Approach / Design
Design of learning includes:
a.       Contextual learning
Is reality-based, outside-of-the-classroom experience, within a specific context which serves as a catalyst for students to utilize their disciplinary knowledge, and which presents a forum for further formation of their personal values, faith, and professional development.
b.      Constructivist
Is the theory that humans generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. The Constructivist learning process is experiential learning through real life experience to construct and conditionalize knowledge.
c.       Realistic mathematics
Is a teaching and learning theory in mathematics education that characterized by: the use of contexts, the use of models, the use of students’ own productions and constructions, the interactive character of the teaching process, the intertwinement of various learning strands.
d.      Problem based learning
Is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject in the context of complex, multifaceted, and realistic problems.
e.       Cooperative learning
Is an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences.
3.      Method
Method of learning includes:
a.       Discussion
Is a method in which teachers act as mentors, helpers, appraisers, or discussion leader. In the discussion the students are required to always be actively participating. Students are trained to think critically, be ready with the right to express opinions, to think objectively, and respect others opinions.
b.      Inquiry
Is a method that centered on the students. With the inquiry method, students can acquire knowledge that is not yet know through direct notification by teachers, but students find themselves partially or completely the new knowledge.
c.       Practical work
Is a method in which students are required to do a lot of exercises to memorize and exercises practice. Exercise memorization is an activity that generally emphasizes mathematics fact. Exercise practice is an exercise of considering a number of steps in an activity to arrive at a correct answer. 
d.      Small group discussion
According to Marsigit, the group discussion is based on principles of promoting children’s growth and development through play activities which encourage children to explore, experiment, question, and talk. Teacher’s efforts to facilitate their students to find various patterns of numbers can be seen as consistent with extending the students’ experiences and encouraging social interaction between children. The small group discussion may be thought of as constituting a set of culturally organized activities provided by the teacher who tried to encourage children to communicate their concepts to the others.
4.      Teaching Materials
Teaching materials includes:
a.       Lesson plan
Lesson plan is a step that carried out the teacher where the teacher makes the planning process learning activities in the classroom. The purpose with the lesson plan is expected to be better prepared teachers in teaching, teachers have a reference in learning activities that will be implemented, teachers also can develop lesson plan that engage students so that students not only became a listener only, and thus students will have a role as well as being more actively in learning activities.
b.      Students’ worksheet
Student’s worksheet is one means to help and facilitate in the teaching and learning activities that will form an effective interaction between students and teachers, and can increase student’s activity in improving learning achievement. Student’s worksheet is one type of learning tool for students because the student’s worksheet will help the students to add information about the topic being studied and can increase student’s skill in independent learning.
c.       Hand Out
Hand out is the learning resources which are usually arranged by a teacher the subjects.
d.      Text Book
According to Marsigit, teachers’ competencies of developing textbooks, such as:

1)      Motivation
2)      Theory
3)      Attitude
4)      Practice
5)      Individual experiences
6)      Community experiences
7)      Systemic experiences

Novice taechers’ perception on good textbook for mathematics, such as:
1)      The textbook should be systematic
2)      The textbook should be completed by exercise
3)      The textbook should be understandable, meaningful, and consist of good example
4)      The textbook should be innovative
5)      The textbook should facilitate students’ activities
6)      The textbook should be based on curriculum
7)      The textbook should contain good problem solving
e.       Teaching Aids
Teaching aids is all object and activities which mediates the occurrence of a learning activity.
B.     Implementation
Teaching learning process includes:                                                                    
1.      Apperception
Apperception is the readiness of teachers and students to undergo mathematics learning activities.
2.      Small group discussion
Small group discussion is a group that consists of 3 until 4 students where every student is expected to have their respective roles in the group.
3.      Various method
Teaching method is a way of learning that is used to delivering a material or topic.
4.      Various media
Various media is all object and activities which mediates the occurrence of a learning activity.
5.      Various interaction
Interaction is a mutual relationship between two people or more, and every people involved in an active role. Interactions in learning of mathematics involve the interaction between teachers and students and between students with other students. 
6.      Lesson plan
Lesson plan is a step that carried out the teacher where the teacher makes the planning process learning activities in the classroom.
7.      Student’s worksheet
Student’s worksheet is one means to help and facilitate in the teaching and learning activities that will form an effective interaction between students and teachers, and can increase student’s activity in improving learning achievement.
8.      Student’s reflection
Student’s reflections or presentation is student’s ability for present ideas or opinions in front of the classroom or in front of other person.
9.      Cognitive scheme
The scheme for achieving student’s competencies is an attempt to increase the result of learning maximum. Teachers can provide a handle learning as learning modules that can be used by students to do a lot of exercise. Book module is used as a reference book to run a system of learning mathematics in school.
10.  Conclusion by the students
Is how one student summed up the learning results that have been undertaken on a certain day.
11.  Assessment
Assessment is the process of collecting and processing information to determine student achievement.
C.    Reflection
1.      Teacher’s reflection
Is the ability of teachers to reflect on the learning results that have been implemented.
2.      Observer’s reflection
Is the ability of an observer to express an opinion based on learning thet he/she had observed.
3.      Summaries
A summary of the learning that has been implemented.

CONCLUSION
To create the innovative teaching learning mathematics, it is necessary to teaching methods and teaching materials are varied to avoid monotony of learning to use only one method of learning and one teaching materials.  

REFERENCES
Marsigit. “Supporting Evidences and Monitoring To Develop School-Based Curriculum for Junior High School Mathematics In Indonesia”. [Online]. Tersedia:  http://staff.uny.ac.id/sites/default/files/penelitian/Marsigit,%20Dr.,%20M.A./Marsigit_Article_Indonesia_Support_Evidences%20Develop%20School%20Based%20Curr_for%20Math%20JHS.pdf.  [3 Maret 2012].

Marsigit, Shisumi. “Stimulating Primary Mathematics Group-Discussion”. [Online]. Tersedia: http://staff.uny.ac.id. [3 Maret 2012].

Marsigit. 2010. “Developing Teacher Training Textbooks for Lesson Study in Indonesia”. [Online]. Tersedia:  http://staff.uny.ac.id/sites/default/files/penelitian/Marsigit,%20Dr.,%20M.A./Marsigit_Paper_Develop%20Textbook_APEC%20Confer_17_21%20February_2010_Tokyo_0.pdf.  [3 Maret 2012].

Sabtu, 03 Maret 2012

Differences between Traditional Learning and Innovative Learning


INTRODUCTION

Learning which is currently implemented by teachers in schools still largely traditional in nature. That is where the teacher is the most dominant role while the students are simply acting as a good listener. Include in the learning of mathematics. Less activeness of students is also a weakness of the traditional nature of learning mathematics. In addition, the method of learning mathematics that is still traditional in nature also led the teachers encountered some difficulties, among others, teachers have difficulty in facilitating the students in learning mathematics, teachers had difficulty in encouraging students to be more achievement, teachers have difficulty in using props that can be used in learning mathematics, and teachers have difficulty in encouraging students to learn to cooperate with other friends or work in teams.

CONTENT

Learning mathematics which is currently is learning that is still traditional, but other have used the learning that is innovative. Any mathematics learning system has its advantages and disadvantages of each and also has the characteristics of each.  
Traditional learning is learning where the general learning center on the teacher. So the teachers have a role as a teacher and an educator and also the students as the object of learning. Traditional learning system is characterized by the meet between students and teachers to make teaching learning process. Traditional learning system has been held since the first until currently for the primary purpose teaching learning. Traditional learning system face obstacles related to limitations of space, location, and time of administration with the increasing activities of students and teachers. The traditional learning characterized by:
a.       Teacher is only and only source of learning
b.      Using the philosophy of behaviorism
c.       Learning is an investment and provision for later life
d.      Students as an empty vessel
e.       Students are passive learners
f.       The paradigm and theories of teaching method is “transfer of knowledge by the teacher”
g.      That stands out is the control function and teaching function
h.      Teacher as a implementer
i.        Mathematics as an outsider object
j.        Using a learning based on the KTSP and syllabi set based on curriculum
k.      The students have no role in the classroom
l.        The students are as the objects
m.    The students is depend on the teacher
Innovative learning system is using two-way communication that allows the students to discuss with the teachers. Opportunity for discussion is quite large because the ratio of the teacher and the student have enough and the teachers always trying to create an atmosphere conducive to discussion. To improve the understanding of the material most teachers provide tasks to work independently and groups accompanied by the application of technologies such as searching for information on electronic media, print, and internet. To be able to implement innovative learning, teachers should master the competencies or the other learning components are the subject matter, learning media, and learning evaluation. However, for purpose of teaching is theoretical, the other competencies can be studied simultaneously. The innovative learning characterized by:          
a.       Students can be a source of learning with the student’s ability
b.      Using the philosophy of constructivism
c.       Learning is an activity which involves teachers and especially students
d.      Students are the seed which is always growing and developing
e.       Students are active learners
f.       The paradigm and theories of teaching method is “construct of knowledge by the students”
g.      The stands out is the facilitate function and learning function  
h.      Teacher as a developer and facilitator
i.        Mathematics is the student himself
j.        Using a learning based on the KTSP and syllabi set based on curriculum
k.      Teachers provide activities and examples as teaching practice
l.        The students are the subjects
m.    The students is independent on the teacher
According to Marsigit in “Inovasi Pembelajaran untuk Meningkatkan Gairah Siswa dalam Belajar”, to increase student’s enthusiasm in learning, teachers need to provide innovation in learning so that students are not bored, that is changing the learning system which was originally a traditional learning system into a progressive learning system, among others:
a.       Teacher centered - student centered
b.      Authoritarian - democratic
c.       Students passive - students active
d.      Orientation results - orientation process and results
e.       Expositions - discussion, the variation method
f.       Abstract memory - concrete, understanding, application
g.      External motivation - internal motivation
h.      Very formal - less informal
i.        Centralistic - autonomy
j.        Highly structured - flexible
k.      Teacher - educators, facilitators, dynamist
l.        Teachers implementing the curriculum - teachers developing the curriculum
m.    The role of the teacher dominating - the role of the teacher serve
According to Marsigit in “A Critical Look at International Level of Mathematics Education”, to develop the teaching of mathematics is need some efforts, such as:
1.      Ask for professional experiences from experiences colleagues
2.      Change activities often
3.      Assign group roles for the first few team projects
4.      Work to foster a team environment
5.      Enforce individual accountability for group projects
6.      Require participation in some form each class period
7.      Find the right mix of guidance, structure, and visibility for all groups
8.      Encourage discussion between the groups
9.      Recognize excellent performers individually
10.  Give individual work in addition to group work

CONCLUSION

The existence of a paradigm from traditional learning into innovative learning will lead to a change in terms of learning. Therefore, to realize the quality of learning, there must be good cooperation between teachers, students, and other parties. Students are initially in a traditional learning system is only a passive role in learning, but in an innovative learning system the students will become more active in learning.  

REFERENCE

Marsigit. “A Critical Look at International Level of Mathematics Education”. [Online]. Tersedia: http://staff.uny.ac.id/sites/default/files/pengabdian/marsigit-dr-ma/teaching-method-international-standardmarsigitworkshop-wcu-unyjumat-14-agustus-2009.pdf.  [3 Maret 2012].

Marsigit. “Inovasi Pembelajaran untuk Meningkatkan Gairah Siswa dalam Belajar”. [Online]. Tersedia: http://staff.uny.ac.id/sites/default/files/pengabdian/marsigit-dr-ma/inovasi-pembelajaran-untuk-meningkatkan-gairah-siswa-dalam-belajarmakalah-dipresentasikan-pd-seminar.pdf.  [3 Maret 2012].