Dwi Juniati, I Ketut Budayasa
Many students feel anxious when learning mathematics and often do not know the benefits of the theory they are learning. So, a strategy is needed to reduce anxiety and increase motivation in learning mathematics. In the globalisation era, graduates are expected to develop competence in the use of technology, teamwork, and acquire specific knowledge, like mathematics. Therefore, this study aimed to develop field-based tasks with technology to reduce mathematics anxiety and increase student motivation in learning geometry, so that mathematics performance is improved. The developed tasks consist of three parts: application tasks, experiment tasks and field-based projects. Based on the test results, it was found that the students’ anxiety level of 95% has decreased, while their motivation to learn geometry has increased. The findings also indicate that the students are motivated to learn geometry, because they know how to apply the theories that they have learned to solve various problems, and are excited as they realise how technology can make it easier to solve problems. By solving field-based tasks, students’ mathematics performance has improved. © 2021. WIETE.
State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
