Ronal Rifandi, Asrina Mulyati, Maulani Meutia Rani, Saddam Al Aziz
Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) has a long story of application around the world. Experts belief that it is a prominent approach in teaching and learning mathematics. However, there is a need to analyse whether it still suitable to use in the classroom teaching in preparing students to survive in the 21st century era. Therefore, the aim of this study is to describe pre-service mathematics teachers' perception about RME. This study is a descriptive research using survey method. The data were collected through questionnaire. The collected data was analysed by using percentage technique. The result shows that there is positive perception of pre-service mathematics teachers in this study towards the use of RME in classroom teaching. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Mathematics Education, Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka, Padang, Indonesia; Mathematics Education, STKIP Adzkia, Jl. Taratak Paneh No 7 Kuranji, Padang, Indonesia
