Dwi Juniati, Ketut Budayasa
The new curriculum of higher education is based on the competence of graduates. The competencies that students should develop are comprehending the knowledge and using it to solve problems by explorative and using technology. One of the subjects in mathematics that students learn is group theory. A group is an algebraic structure consisting of a set which fulfils some properties. As written in the new curriculum, learning should instil values, including cultural values, so that students are more appreciative and familiar with the culture of their nation. So, this study aimed to construct learning strategy on teaching group theory with combining culture element and technology. The results of this study were the steps of learning strategies that had been constructed to learn group theory by involving culture and technology that got a positive response from students. The technology referred to in this study was the use of programs, such as Kali, Tess, Group Explorer and jBatik software. Meanwhile, the cultural elements used in group theory learning were the motifs of batik and carving. © 2017 WIETE.
Universitas Negeri Surabaya Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
