The Difficulties of Students in Solving the Mathematics Word Problems with the Context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Sri Novia Martin (a*), Didi Suryadi (b), Dadang Juandi (b)
a) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
b) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to know the difficulties of students in solving mathematics word problems with the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ESD was an educational concept proclaimed by UNESCO which purposed to fulfill the needs of the present generation without risking the needs of the next generation. In other words, ESD could be said to be an effort to achieve sustainable development. There are 3 ESD contexts: environment, economy and culture. ESD concepts are expected to be integrated in learning, including mathematics learning. Therefore the learning method, teaching materials, learning media and evaluation used should support the implementation of ESD. This research was a qualitative research involving 30 students of SMP grade VII in one school in Bandung. Data obtained from observation, interview and test. The test was about the number and comparison material. The result of this research was that students were able to solve problems in the form of algorithms, procedures, or routine problems. However, students have difficulty in solving the word problem with the context of Education for sustainable development.
Keywords: Difficulty, Education for sustainable development, word problem
