Ethnomathematics Study of Islands Indigenous Peoples in Maluku Province, Indonesia

Theresia Laurens(1,Mail), Darma Ngilawayan(2), Johan Pattiasina(3)

(1) Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia
(2) Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia
(3) Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia

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Abstract

Ethnomathematics study of islands indigenous peoples in Maluku Province, Indonesia. Objectives: The aim of this study was implementation of a mathematics study in learning related to island communities’ context in Maluku. Methods: This study used methods of exploration, documentation and literature study. Findings: Many local communities in the Maluku did not realize that all selling activities, handicraft, or woven are included in mathematics in the form of fractions or geometry. Conclusion: This study concluded that the activities of selling, weaving and crafting in the community display fraction and geometry patterns

 

Keywords:Ethnomatematics, island indigenous peoples, fractions, geometry.

 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v9.i1.201914

 

 


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