The research is the results of
self-reflection and previous research experience. The researcher found
elementary mathematics concepts in creative dance. However, researchers found
that teachers and students in Nganjuk still think that mathematics and dance
have nothing to do with it. Therefore, the researchers conducted an exploration
of the Nganjuk traditional dance as a form of cultural preservation to find the
concept of elementary mathematics and create a mathematics learning design
using STEAM from the elementary mathematics concepts found and apply the
learning design that has been made to find out the views of teachers and
students.
This research was transformative
research that used multiparadigms, namely postmodernism, interpretivism, and
criticalism. The methodology used was auto|ethnography, using the technique
writing critical auto|ethnography, writing as inquiry, postmodern interview,
and data collection matrix. The subjects of this study consisted of the
researcher, dancers, teachers, and students of SDN 2 Gondangkulon Nganjuk.
The results of this study are the
concept of Elementary Mathematics from the Mung Dhe dance typical of Nganjuk
based on auto│ethnography from the experiences of researchers and dance
activists, including: (i) Geometry: points, lines, angles, length, area,
shapes, shapes (ii ) Numbers: Roman numerals, natural numbers, odd and even
numbers, symbols for comparison of numbers (iii) Mathematical operations:
multiplication (iv) Measurement: length (v) Statistics: mode. The STEAM-based
mathematics learning design in elementary schools is related to the context of
the Nganjuk Mung Dhe Dance using the STEAM PjBL (Laboy-Rush) steps including (i)
reflection (ii) research (iii) discovery (iv) application (v) communicating
with allocation project for 6 days. The teacher's view of the STEAM-based
Mathematics learning design using the context of Nganjuk Mung Dhe Dance is that
teachers are interested in applying Mathematics at the end of the semester with
time adjustments, meanwhile, for students they think that learning mathematics
becomes more fun, exciting, compared to learning in general .