KONTRUKTIVISME DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA

Abstract

The concept of constructivism was first put forward by an Italian national named Giambatista Vico around 1710, He explained that "knowing" means "knowing how to make something". The theory assumes that knowledge is the result of a construction process from various experiences and results of interactions with the environment. In the learning process (acquisition of knowledge) with contrutivism learning begins with cognitive conflict. Cognitive conflict occurs when the interaction between the initial conception that students have with new phenomena that cannot be integrated just like that, so that changes in cognitive structure modifications are needed to achieve balance. Then this cognitive conflict can only end with self-knowledge, this knowledge will be built by itself through experience in interaction with the environment. This event is ongoing as long as students receive new knowledge.