IMPROVING COUNTING ABILITY ON MATHEMATICS SUBJECTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

Students in class II at MI WS Salakbrojo, Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency, struggle with their capacity to count when learning about basic operations. As a result, the teacher decided to use the media in the area as an alternate form of instruction. Matchstick media, sticks, and pebbles are a few examples of alternative media that teachers employ. Because it is all around us, the media is simple to comprehend and acquire. The purpose of this study is to describe how matchsticks, sticks, and pebbles are used to help students in class II MI WS Salakbrojo, Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency, improve their numeracy skills. This study employs a qualitative research methodology. Field research methods (field research). Observation, interviews, and documentation make up the technique. Data reduction, data display, and data withdrawal or conclusions are the methods of data analysis utilized. The findings of applying the surrounding media to the class II math lesson on basic mathematical operations revealed a change in student performance that improved when the exams were administered as quizzes, PTS, and PAS. Students are passionate about performing their own homework with the assistance of the surrounding media, as may be observed while assigning homework or assignments (matchsticks, sticks and pebbles).