Exploration of Ethnomatscience in Sonobudoyo Museum Yogyakarta and Implication in Mathematics and Science Learning

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10.2991/978-2-38476-414-3_6How to use a DOI?

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Ethnomatscience; Ethnomathematics; Ethnoscience; Sonobudoyo Museum

Abstract

International assessments by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) related to mathematics, science, and reading literacy in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) score placed Indonesia 70th out of 78 countries. This shows that Indonesian students’ ability to solve math and science problems is still very low. The characteristics of the Merdeka Curriculum are project-based learning, focus on essential material, and flexibility for teachers to carry out differentiated learning. One of the approaches that implement the Merdeka Curriculum is a contextual approach, namely the learning process of mathematics and science that is related to culture, also known as ethnomathscience. This study aims to explore the concept of ethnomatscience contained in Sonobudoyo Museum and the implications for learning math and science. This research is descriptive research with an ethnographic approach. Based on the results of observations and literature studies, several concepts of mathematics and science are found in the collection objects at Sonobudoyo Museum. The concepts of mathematics and science contained in the collection objects at Sonobudoyo Museum include counting, measuring, shapes such as pentagon, square, rectangle and others, as well as materials used for making batik, preserved flora and fauna, friction force, the concept of parabolic motion on catapults, the concept of circular motion on tops, and various other concepts. Ethnomatscience concepts contained in Sonobudoyo Yogyakarta Museum can be used as learning math and science in schools in the form of learning media and text books.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anggi Erna Aryani
AU  - Subekti Anjarwati
AU  - Yusinta Dwi Ariyani
AU  - Ruwet Rusiyono
AU  - Ika Noviatun
AU  - Ahmad Anis Abdullah
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/05/23
TI  - Exploration of Ethnomatscience in Sonobudoyo Museum Yogyakarta and Implication in Mathematics and Science Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Alma Ata International Conference on Education (AAICE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 54
EP  - 84
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-414-3_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-414-3_6
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