Intervention Research for Helping Elementary School Students with Math Learning Difficulties Understand and Solve Word Problems: 19962010

Natural Science is an elementary school subject that requires students to organize ideas and concepts about the natural world gained from experiences through a series of scientific processes such as investigating, composing, and presenting ideas. The high complexity causes many cases of learning difficulties. This study aims to diagnose the learning difficulties that occur on 5th-grade elementary school students. The research was conducted in Muhammadiyah Pakem Elementary School, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Regency. The subjects were 29 of 5th-grade elementary students. Data collection techniques were interviews, tests, and documentation. Data analysis techniques were descriptive statistic as a quantitative analysis and interactive model as a qualitative analysis. The learning difficulties were diagnosed by describing the students who were identified having learning difficulties; localizing the difficulties; and determining the factors that cause learning difficulties. The results showed that the difficulties experienced by students were in basic competence 1.1-1.5 (human blood circulation organs). The average percentage of students’ learning difficulties in Basic Competence 1.1 was 48%; Basic Competence 1.2 was 51.1%; Basic Competence 1.3 was 57.6%; Basic Competence. 1.4 is 64.7%; and Basic Competence 1.5 is 53.7%. The highest percentage of learning difficulties was in Basic Competence 1.4 (identifying human circulatory organs). It was caused by the students’ low attention and motivation to learn natural science, the imprecise teaching methods, the parents’ attention, and the negative influence of mass media.

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An Investigation on Elementary School Students' Level of Math Learning, Using Math E-Books (A Case Study: Pishtazan Computer Primary School, 4th Zone of Tehran)

Mathematics Education Trends and Research ◽

10.5899/2016/metr-00088 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 (1) ◽

pp. 42-49

Author(s):

Arezoo Naseri ◽

Mohsen Rostamy-Malkhalifeh ◽

Mohammad Hassan Behzadi

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Primary School ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Math Learning ◽

School Students

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EFFORTS TO INCREASE ABILITY TO MAKE SOLUTIONS OF MATHEMATICAL STORIES THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING MODEL ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

JMIE (Journal of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Education) ◽

10.32934/jmie.v1i2.42 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 180

Author(s):

Sita Ratnaningsih ◽

Ressa Carera ◽

Maifalinda Fatra

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Word Problems ◽

Research Method ◽

Positive Response ◽

Learning Model ◽

Discovery Learning ◽

Average Increase ◽

School Students ◽

Increased Activity

This study to improve the ability to solve word math through discovery learning model in the elementary school students. This research method using Classroom Action Research method. The result showed that students’ ability to solve word problems through a model of discovery learning has increased. Increase students ability to solve word problems can be seen in the first cycle obtained 68,6 and an average increase incycle II to 83,5. Incerased ability to sove word problem are also characterized by increased activity of the students, the average of the first cycle of 70,8% of the student activity increased by 15,7% in the second cycle becomes 86,5%. The positive response of student towards learning discovery learning model in the first 71,2%, also an increase of 13,5% from 84,7% in the first cycle to second cycle.

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