Diagnosa Kesulitan Mahasiswa PGMI IAIN Ponorogo Dalam Membelajarkan Bilangan Pecahan

Abstract

Fraction is one of the material taught in mathematics which includes basic concepts and preparatory material in learning other numbers and developing student algebraic reasoning abilities. But most elementary school / MI teacher candidates have difficulty in learning fractions. This needs to be analyzed because if a prospective teacher teaches many mistakes, then it can be ascertained that students who are taught will also experience the same thing. So that as students of elementary / MI teacher candidates must have adequate mastery of material. This research is a qualitative research that produces data on the problems of PGMI IAIN students in learning fractions. The results showed that the problems experienced by SD / MI teacher candidates in learning fractions include: 1) difficulties in teaching fractions of meaning, 2) difficulties in learning fractions worth, 3) Difficulties in teaching the sum of fractions if they have a denominator that is not same, 4) Difficulties in learning to reduce fractions with denominators are not the same, 5) Difficulties in learning fraction multiplication, 6) Students have difficulty in teaching the meaning and results of fraction distribution.