THE EFFECT OF INQUIRY METHOD BASED ETHNOMATHEMATICS ON LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN CONE AND CIRCLE MATERIAL ON STUDENT OF CLASS IX SMP NEGERI 8 MALUKU TENGAH

Abstract

The inquiry method means a learning activity that involves all students' abilities to search for and investigate a problem systematically, logically, analytically, so that with guidance from the teacher they can formulate their own findings with full confidence. Ethnomathematics is a term used to explain the relationship between mathematics and culture. Apart from that, mathematics actually exists in a culture and community habits for every individual and group. The use of mathematics is farming, certain tribal motifs and artifacts, regional specialties and so on.

This research aims to determine the influence of ethnomathematics-based inquiry methods on mathematics learning outcomes in cones and circles in class IX of SMP Negeri 8 Central Maluku. This research is quantitative research, the data collection instruments used in this research are administering tests and questionnaires. The population was all class IX students, while the sample in this study was class IX 1 of SMP Negeri 8 Central Maluku with a total of 29 students. The data analysis techniques used in this research are descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistical analysis. This research uses a simple linear regression test, hypothesis test (t), normality test, homogeneity test, and validation test.

Based on the t-test, it can be seen that the value sig = 0.830 > 0.05 or tcount = -0.216 < 2.052 = ttable, thus H0 is accepted and Ha is rejected. This means that there is no significant influence from the ethnomathematics-based inquiry method on mathematics learning outcomes in cones and circles in Class IX of SMP Negeri 8 Central Maluku.

Keywords: inquiry method, ethnomathematics, learning achievement, cone, circle