Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): MARET-AEJ
Articles
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Development of a Digital Formative Assessment Instrument for Mathematics Learning in Secondary Education
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.62872/aej.v1i1.1
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Nurul Fadhila
Sriwijaya University
Indonesia
The rapid expansion of digital technology in education has highlighted the need for more adaptive and responsive formative assessment systems, particularly in secondary mathematics learning. This study aims to develop and validate a digital formative assessment instrument designed to support real-time monitoring, adaptive feedback, and data-driven decision-making. Employing a Research and Development approach using a modified 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate), the instrument was systematically created and evaluated through expert validation, teacher and student practicality testing, classroom observations, interviews, and system log analysis. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS, including descriptive statistics, reliability testing with Cronbach’s Alpha, normality testing with Shapiro–Wilk, and effectiveness analysis using paired-sample t-tests. Results indicate that the instrument achieved high validity (mean = 4.62; α = 0.91), strong practicality among teachers (mean = 4.47) and students (mean = 4.58), and significant improvement in student outcomes (t = 8.214; p = 0.000). System log data further revealed increased accuracy, shorter completion times, and higher feedback interaction. These findings demonstrate that the digital formative assessment instrument is pedagogically robust, practically feasible, and effective in enhancing mathematics learning. Thus, the developed instrument successfully fulfills the research objective and offers a comprehensive solution for improving formative assessment practices in digital-era mathematics education.
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Nurul Fadhila
Sriwijaya University
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Difficulties Experienced by Students in Learning Mathematics During The Covid-19 Pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.62872/aej.v1i1.4
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Egitia Fitria
Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
Indonesia
This study aims to identify the obstacles faced by students in learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used is a qualitative descriptive approach, conducted at SMA 5 Kota Palembang involving 26 students as participants. This study used a questionnaire as a data collection tool, which was distributed to students online via WhatsApp using Google Forms. The results of the study show that the main obstacles faced by students are related to the availability of facilities and inadequate internet connections. Some students did not have adequate access to support online learning, coupled with poor internet network quality, which hampered their participation in online learning that required a stable internet connection. In addition, in facing online learning, more creativity was needed from teachers to prevent boredom and lack of motivation among students. Another obstacle was the limited communication between students and teachers, which resulted in difficulties in understanding the learning material.
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Egitia Fitria
Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
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Improving Students' Creative Thinking Skills by Applying Project-Based Learning in Mathematics Education
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https://doi.org/10.62872/aej.v1i1.2
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Intan Juniarmi
Universitas Islam Negeri Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi
Indonesia
This study aims to explore the impact of implementing Project Based Learning (PBL) in improving students' creative thinking skills in mathematics learning in senior high schools. The research method used is a pre-test post-test control group experimental research design, involving two groups of students: an experimental group that implements PBL and a control group that receives mathematics learning using conventional methods. The research instruments used were creative thinking ability tests, observations, and interviews. The results showed that students involved in mathematics learning with PJBL experienced a significant increase in their creative thinking abilities compared to students who followed conventional learning. In addition, interviews with students and teachers also showed that PJBL provided a more interesting and relevant learning experience for students and enabled the effective development of creative thinking skills. These findings provide strong support for the use of PJBL as an effective learning strategy in improving students' creative thinking sksills in mathematics learning in a school environment.
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Intan Juniarmi
Universitas Islam Negeri Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi
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The Development of Mathematics in Philosophy and The Formalism Trend Contained in Mathematical Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.62872/aej.v1i1.5
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Mursyidah J Parandrengi
Sriwijaya University, Indonesia
Indonesia
The philosophy of mathematics, with its many contradictions and paradoxes regarding systematic truth, contributes to the creation of a systematic and absolute foundation of mathematical knowledge, with the aim of preserving that foundation. This study aims to answer questions about what efforts are needed to overcome crises, contradictions, and paradoxes in mathematics, as well as to introduce the philosophical foundations of mathematics that are currently often used in mathematics teaching and development. The research method used is descriptive research using Systematic Literature Review (SLR). In particular, the emergence of formalism in mathematics education is also a reaction to formalism efforts that impose mathematicians' thinking on all of humanity, thus forcing mathematics to be presented deductively. Therefore, as a suggestion, mathematics education should pay more attention to the diversity of abilities and potential of individual students, recognizing that students are not as intelligent as teachers, and that undergraduate and graduate students are not as intelligent as lecturers.
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Mursyidah J Parandrengi
Sriwijaya University, Indonesia
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Systematic Literature Review: Students' Math Comprehension Skills in Handling Math Problems
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https://doi.org/10.62872/aej.v1i1.3
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Fitri Arianti
Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
Indonesia
This study aims to conduct a literature review on students' ability to understand mathematical concepts when solving mathematical problems from primary to tertiary education levels. The method used was Systematic Literature Review (SLR), which reviewed 53 examples of research on students' ability to understand mathematical concepts. The sample consisted of indexed journals published between 2015 and 2022. Data were collected by documenting all articles related to students' understanding of mathematical concepts, including the year of the study, education level, sample size, and type of study. The results showed that in the last eight years, articles highlighting student characteristics and learning styles dominated, while articles on gender differences and learning media tended to be less popular among researchers. The majority of studies were conducted at the junior secondary level with sample sizes generally less than 30.
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Fitri Arianti
Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
