Topik Matematika yang Sulit Diajarkan oleh Guru SMP: Sebuah Penelitian Survei
Abstract
Mathematics is a crucial subject for students, yet teachers face unique challenges when effectively teaching it. The aim of this research was to identify the topics that were most challenging to be taught by junior high school mathematics teachers to students and the reasons why those topics were difficult to teach. A quantitative survey method was employed, involving 29 active junior high school mathematics teachers participating in the Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP) Matematika SMP activities in Aceh Tengah Regency, Indonesia. The research findings revealed that geometry was the most challenging topic for teachers to teach, followed by statistics as the second and third most challenging topics chosen by the respondents, while numbers were comparatively easier to teach than other topics. The most dominant factor that contributed to the difficulty of teaching a topic was the lack of adequate teaching aids, followed by teachers' struggles to meet the diverse needs of students and their search for effective teaching strategies. Conversely, teachers' personal preferences for a topic were found to have had the least impact on the difficulty of teaching it. This research provided insights into the challenges faced by mathematics educators and suggested potential areas for improvement in mathematics. education.
Keywords: difficult topics; mathematics learning; teacher challenges; teaching challenges
Abstrak
Matematika adalah mata pelajaran yang sangat penting bagi siswa, namun disisi lain guru memiliki tantangan tersendiri dalam mengajarkannya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi topik yang paling sulit diajarkan oleh guru matematika SMP kepada siswa dan penyebab topik tersebut sulit untuk diajarkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif desain survei dengan jumlah responden 29 orang guru SMP yang aktif mengikuti kegiatan Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP) matematika di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan angket yang disebarkan menggunakan google form. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa geometri adalah topik tersulit pertama untuk diajarkan oleh guru, diikuti oleh statistika sebagai topik kedua dan ketiga yang dipilih responden, sedangkan bilangan adalah topik termudah untuk diajarkan dibandingkan topik yang lain. Sementara faktor yang paling dominan penyebab sulitnya sebuah topik untuk diajarkan adalah kurangnya alat peraga yang memadai, guru kesulitan memenuhi kebutuhan siswa yang beragam dan belum menemukan strategi yang tepat. sedangkan faktor yang paling tidak berdampak adalah ketidaksenangan guru terhadap sebuah topik.
Kata Kunci: kesulitan guru; pe mbelajaran matematika; tantangan pengajaran; topik sulit
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