Dipresentasikan pada Stadium Generale UIN, 24 Desember 2004
Oleh : Dr. Marsigit, M.A.
Kesimpulan oleh : Rakhmatika Sri Wardhani/10305144046
Mathematical meaning stretched from what is understood by Socrates, Plato, Immanuel Kant to contemporary philosophy. Pragmatically, mathematics can be viewed as the science of the real world where many mathematical concepts emerge from human attempts to solve
real world problems such as measurement of the geometry, the motion of objects in the calculus, estimates on probability theory, etc.. But more than that, mathematics is also used for other sciences, then there are also terms corresponding to the sciences, for example relating to the mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, biology and so on. The structuralist view of mathematics as an abstract structure that is unrelated to physical objects. Symbols used in the mathematical structure is also not associated with physical objects; symbol is an agreement to appoint a meaning or significance, such as occurs in the structure of algebra, group theory, ring theory, field theory, and so on. Meanwhile metamatematika use his own language to explain the mathematics itself.
Math scores can be seen from the context of ontological, epistemological and axiological within the limits of intrinsic value, extrinsik and systemic. For a self-study mathematics then the lowest value of mathematics is that if only his own use, a higher value if math can be used for public interest. But the highest math scores is if it can be used systemically for wider interest. But the values of mathematics that is developed should be coupled with critical thinking because mathematics is none other than critical thinking itself. The sharpness of the future of mathematics can wander through the concept of teleology that what happens in the future at least be photographed through the present. Nevertheless there are still other values are related to levels of quality. At first the quality of math scores only appear on the outside, but on the quality of the second and third and so on then the value of mathematics is metaphysical. With analog thinking then what happens to the disclosure of the value of mathematics can be used also in the disclosure of the noble values of the nation. The value can be achieved noble nation back none other than simply by the method of translating and translated from the context of the passage of time past, present, and future. This is then known people with hermenitika method. In the field of education, teachers need to continually evaluate deficiency or excess of teaching in order to obtain information for improvement of teaching; if you need to learn new techniques are more attractive and effective (Alexander, et al, in Bourne, 1992). For that teachers need to receive encouragement and assistance from relevant parties, especially the principal and school inspector, so that they can realize a good teaching; but it is important to the role and functions of school principals, inspectors and Supervisors redefined return to conditions more conducive to the educational environment teachers and students to develop themselves. A teacher can reflect the style of teaching is good and flexible if the teacher is concerned to master the ways of organizing the classroom, teaching use of resources, achievement of the goal of teaching students according to ability, development of evaluation systems, the handling of individual differences, and the realization of a particular teaching style according to the needs . Required a 'political will' of the government to put education back to nature 'educate' in accordance with the essence of 'subject learners' and the nature of 'science', so that math education is not only seen as something that is 'required' but something that is 'required' by s learner, that education does not just look at students as subjects 'investment' as the subject of development but that needs to be 'developed'.
