Etnomatematika Pada Budaya Masyarakat Nagekeo

Abstract

Ethnomatematics is mathematics that grows and develops in certain cultures. By applying ethnomatematics as a learning approach it will be very possible for a material to be learned related to culture so that understanding of a material by students becomes easier because the material is directly related to culture which is their daily activities in society. This study aims to find out how ethnomatematics in the culture of the Nagekeo community. The form of ethnomatematics in Nagekeo society can be seen from its cultural elements. This research is a type of qualitative research that uses descriptive research methods which are carried out through several stages, namely assigning informants, conducting interviews with resource persons, making ethnographic notes, asking descriptive questions, analyzing ethnographic interviews, conducting domain analysis, conducting taxonomic analysis, and writing ethnography. The subjects in this study are people who are experts in their fields. This research was conducted from January to March 2020 in Nagekeo District. The results of this study are the mathematical concepts in a number of cultural communities in Nagekeo including the shape of the po'o kose resembling the shape of a tube, then te'e as a whole is rectangular while the folds are square, and the calculation of yields has a relationship to multiplication. With this research, it can be clearly seen that culture can be the best way to understand mathematical concepts.