KEGIATAN PENELITIAN SEBAGI USAHA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PROFESIONALISME GURU MATEMATIKA

By : Marsigit

Reviewed by : Ryan Nur Hidayat

Research is an activity to gain knowledge called science, done by a certain procedure which is systematic and supported by a methodology which an assessment of the rules in his method. As a teacher or prospective teacher of innovative mathematics required to always do the discussion on how we gain knowledge about the learning of mathematics in accordance with current trends.

The scope of mathematics education research can be derived from by researcher  impetus for reform of mathematics education; where innovation in education to realize that mathematics can be sourced to the conceptual factors, values​​, pragmatic, empirical and political.

If we want teachers of mathematics education reform the mathematics education research will become a necessity. Apart from the formal legal aspects of the mathematics education research activities either by teachers, lecturers as well as by prospective teachers will give many benefits. With the study of mathematics education we can know of any individual or group differences in study the mathematics, we can determine the position of students in the group, able to compare learning outcomes between groups.

Then we can conduct studies on program implementation, environmental impact study, the influence of the program, curriculum or syllabus to the learning outcomes, and ultimately used for the improvement of mathematics education program as a whole. Of excessive exposure in advance not to the teachers would be given a suggestion to enter as educational research activities is always attached with mathematics learning activities. More specifically, before learning of mathematics held the teacher should do the following as a preparatory step:
Planning for mathematics learning environment to determine the source of the necessary teaching, Developing students' social environment, Plan mathematical activities.