MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal) (May 2018)
Learning Polyhedrons Based On It
Abstract
Learning resources and media play very important roles in learning activities in the classroom. Various learning resources complemented with interactional media will encourage the learners to be more active in the classroom. The objective of this present research is to analyze what learning resources and media are used by the teacher in learning polyhedrons. This research was conducted in MTs N Malang 1. The methods of data collection were observations and interviews. To obtain the data, the researcher made observations during learning activities and then compared the data from the observations and those of the interviews with the teacher concerned and with one of the students joining in the learning activities. The data were qualitative in nature. Based on the data analysis, it was revealed that learning resources and media used were IT-based. The learning resources were electronic books and the package books for Grade VIII and the media were the property from Power Point. The learningbased IT for students Grade VIII-A MTs N Malang 1 gave good effects on all students, so that all of them joined in the learning activities actively.
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