Mathematics Teaching Anxiety of Indonesian Elementary School Teachers in Online Learning during COVID 19 Outbreak

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to identify the scale of mathematics teaching anxiety among Elementary teachers during online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic at Pekayon district and determine the mathematics anxiety in teaching during the pandemic. The research method that used for this research is a mixed method. The study was conducted on 42 mathematics teachers who teach online learning. Data were collected through a 19-item Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale (MTAS) questionnaire. The results indicated that six people (14 percent) were classified as having high anxiety, twenty-eight people (67 percent) as having moderate anxiety, and eight people (19 percent) as having low anxiety. The factors that cause anxiety in teaching mathematics in general are the factors of Student Directed Mathematics Teaching Anxiety. However, Teachers with high anxiety, teachers with low anxiety, and teachers with normal anxiety differ greatly in preparing materials and learning tools and delivering online learning materials.

Keywords mathematics teaching anxiety, MTAS, online learning, Covid-19 pandemic.

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengindentifikasi skala kecemasan mengajar matematika para guru tingkat sekolah dasar di Pekayon, Jakarta dalam pembelajaran daring selama pandemic Covid 19 dan menjabarkan bentuk kecemasan mengajar matematika selama pandemic. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian campuran kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan melibatkan 42 guru yang mengajar daring. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan 19-butir pertanyaan Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale (MTAS). Hasil menunjukkan bahwa 14 persen guru memiliki kecemasan tinggi, 67 persen guru memiliki kecemasan sedang, dan 19 persen guru memiliki kecemasan rendah. Faktor yang menyebabkan kecemasan mengajar matematika secara garis besar disebabkan oleh kecemasan yang berhubungan dengan siswa. Meskipun demikian, guru yang memiliki kecemasan tinggi, sedang, dan rendah memiliki perbedaan dalam persiapan materi, alat pembelajaran, dan materi pembelajaran online.

Kata kunci kecemasan mengajar matematika, MTAS, pembelajaran online, pandemi Covid-19.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpmipa/v23i2.pp595-605