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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
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Improving Intuition Skills with Realistic Mathematics Education
Hirza, Bonita; Kusumah, Yaya S.; Darhim; Zulkardi
Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, v5 n1 p27-34 Jan 2014
The intention of the present study was to see the improvement of students' intuitive skills. This improvement was seen by comparing the Realistic Mathematics Education (RME)-based instruction with the conventional mathematics instruction. The subject of this study was 164 fifth graders of elementary school in Palembang. The design of this study was a Pretest-Posttest Control Group Experiment. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS. The result of this study showed that there was different improvement of students' skills. The improvement was higher in the class using the RME-based instruction that in conventional mathematics class.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Intuition, Mathematics Skills, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Educational Experiments, Statistical Analysis, Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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