Together with Students Dissecting Research Topics in Mathematics Education

The Mathematics Education Study Program, FMIPA UNY has successfully held a “Thesis Topics Review in Mathematics Education” targeting students of the Class of 2019 as part of the on-time study program. Speaking of Thesis, of course students may feel anxious and doubtful about the design of the title they will choose. This is also related to novelty, essentiality, utility and not to forget related to mathematical content so that it becomes a discovery that can answer problems that arise in the field of education and benefit practitioners, students, and also other researchers. By presenting extraordinary speakers in this event, it can certainly answer students' doubts.

This activity was carried out in three sessions, the first session presented Prof. Dr. Marsigit and Prof. Dr. Sugiman as resource persons on March 25, 2022. In this session, topics of Thesis in Mathematics Education were discussed related to various issues of material management; student management; how to design learning; cognitive and affective development; mathematical skills; concept learning; problem solving; mathematics teachers; classroom assessment; mathematics curriculum; research and development; various learning paradigms such as constructivism, cognitive and others; and mathematics learning and culture.

The second session presented Dr. Djamilah Bondan Widjajanti and Endah Retnowati, Ph.D as resource persons on April 1, 2022. This session began by explaining the types of research that can be used, while the topics of Thesis in Mathematics Education are related to methods, approaches, strategies and learning models; student knowledge, student skills and student attitudes; and the field of cognitive load theory. From this activity, not only dissecting thesis topics but the speakers also provided motivational and encouraging expressions so that they could convince students to enjoy every process in working on the thesis.

The third session presented Dr. Rosnawati and Endah Retnowati, Ph.D as resource persons on April 8, 2022. This third session begins with the target object to be studied so that it can be adjusted to the issues to be revealed; then related to various learning theories, approaches, methods, techniques, models, assessments, and learning strategies. Followed by various aspects developed in the UNY mathematics education program, namely regarding curriculum and mathematics learning design, psychology of mathematics learning, professional development of mathematics educators, mathematics learning media, mathematics learning assessment and mathematics learning innovation.

This activity utilizes the zoom application and also youtube streaming, class 2019 students attended this activity virtually with enthusiasm. This can be seen from the number of students who asked questions about the draft title of their thesis. With this activity, it is hoped that students can plan the completion of the Final Thesis well and take the study period on time.