Philosophy of Mathematics Education for Sustainable Development Indah Widiati and Dadang Juandi
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This article aims to examine the philosophy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), particularly on mathematics education. This study is important because education is a key element in realizing the best implementation of Sustainable Development (SD), while Mathematics is known as base knowledge of science. In other words, mathematics education plays an important role in realizing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Therefore, this article will depict (1) the importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) based on philosophy and psychological studies of Skills, attitude, and value as essential aspects of Sustainable Development (SD), and (2) the role of mathematics education in accomplishing Sustainable Development objectives. This literature study works on metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology aspects through deep analysis of relevant sources about Education for Sustainable Education (ESD). Afterwards, a competency-based mathematics competence Education for Sustainable Education (ESD) will be designed and followed by providing training to enhance research subjects understanding in designing mathematical competency-based evaluation instrument. Then, the last but not least, the designed evaluation instruments will be quantitatively analyzed by considering creative thinking ability. Lastly, a strategic guidance for designing evaluation instruments based on Education for Sustainable Education (ESD) can be revealed.
Keywords: Mathematics Education, Education for Sustainable Development
