The Student’s Perceptions of Learning Mathematics using Flash Animation Secondary School in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the students perception on the use of animation courseware in math and to reveal how the sample courseware learning mathematical concepts to different change students' views. This research is a case study involving three mathematics students at SMAN 2 Bintan. Data were collected by means of semi-structural interviews. The findings showed that learning by using flash animation is very help students in understanding abstract mathematical significantly. Courseware of mathematics by using flash animation to give you a visualization that links between mathematics and the real world and the interests of understanding mathematical concepts.  Analysis of the data indicated that the conventional learning needs to be done to understand the fundamental and flash animation for learning technology can be used as an aid in the understanding of concepts and to enhance the way students think more effectively.  Courseware  of learning the flash animation has shown a different view to the learning process in the classroom, flash animation is able to analyze the mathematical concepts invent and can provide ideas that connect students with a basic understanding of new knowledge.

Keywords: Teaching technology, Animation, Mathematics teaching.