CONSTRUCTIVISM APPROACH APPLYING NUMERICAL METHODS LEARNING OF STUDENT OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF RIAU UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research aims to improve learning process of numerical methods of student of Mathematics Education Department of Education Faculty of Riau University in 2011./2012 Odd semester. The studied variabels were (1) the students activity in learning process; (2) the students learning outcomes in the end of each cycle; (3) the students perception about lecturer teaching skill. This research did in three cycles with 23 students of participants. Based on data analysis result obtained that (1) in learning, the students activity was the longer the better; (2) the average of students outcomes was 77.565 in the end of first cycle, in the end of second cycles, its decreased to 77_217; but its increased to 86.9565 in the third cycles: the final value of students was 82.60% of A grade and 17.40% of B grade after calculated with task value in the end of semester; and (3) student who followed numerical methods learning gave very positive reaction about constructivism approach applying and the average of lecturer teaching skill was 3.725 in very good category