The Use of English in Learning Mathematics for Grade 7 Junior High School
There are still many people think that learning
Mathematics in English causes students difficulty in obtaining a
good score. Therefore, the authors conducted research related to
the use of English in teaching Mathematics, for grade 7 junior
high school in a private national plus school. The purpose of this
study is for the reader to open up further insights related to the
topic above. This research was carried out with experimental
design, by doing different treatment between classes in the same
level. The subjects of the study consisted of 63 students spread
into 3 classes, 7 Amos, Esther 7 and 7 Jonah. Class 7 Jonah is a
control group, using Bahasa Indonesia (mother tongue) in
learning Mathematics. Class 7 Amos and 7 Esther is the
experimental group, where 7 Amos in English and 7 Esther used
bilingual (English and Indonesian). Results of the study include
the following: the use of English is not detrimental to the students
in score acquisition, is evident from the class treated differently,
giving an average final score of Mathematics that are not
significantly different. The obstacles that arise in learning
Mathematics needs to be reviewed from the process, readiness,
independence, motivation of students and needs to be followed up
critically so that students can achieve good results. Programs of
short and long term needs to be created and observed in order to
support the learning process of Mathematics for students, such as
training teachers to be able to speak English, training teachers to
teach Mathematics, especially for young children, to support
action research by teachers, managed by the school.
Wilyarto, M. N. (2017). The Use of English in Learning Mathematics for Grade 7 Junior High School. 2017 International Symposium on Educational Technology (ISET), .doi:10.1109/ISET.2017.48
