Improvement of Students' Activities and Learning Outcomes in Mathematics through Comics-Based on Student Worksheets of Seventh Grade Islamic Junior High School in Padang

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Nur Azizi, Ahmad Fauzan

2020 Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1554 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 1 Quartile

Abstract

Students need critical, systematic, logical, innovative thinking skills and effective collaboration in the learning process. Students want math learning that is fun, relaxed, easy to understand and the material displayed in a colorful book so it is fun to read and it can be presented in comic form. The classroom action research conducted aims to see the use of comic worksheets. Mathematics learning using comic worksheets can improve learning activities, understanding concepts and can improve students' mathematical problem solving. Students feel happy if the mathematics material can be presented in comic form because it is easier to understand, presented in the form of pictures and series of stories that can lead in the discovery of concepts so that it is clearer and easier to understand, adds enthusiasm in learning and does not create a tense atmosphere of learning. © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Mathematics Department, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia