THE EFFECT OF CUISSENAIRE BLOCK ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION OF LEARNING MATHEMATICS AMONG FIRST GRADERS AT BRANGGAHAN KEDIRI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using Cuissenaire blocks on first grade students at Branggahan school in Kediri Regency's motivation to learn mathematics. This is a pre-experimental study with a single group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study consisted of all 47 students in class I Academic Year 2020/2021. Using a cluster random sampling technique, the sample consisted of 23 students in class 1B. The mathematics learning motivation scale was used to collect data for this study. The paired sample t-test was used to analyze the data in this study. The study's findings indicated that using Cuissenaire blocks had an effect on the mathematics learning motivation of first grade students at Branggahan school in Kediri Regency, with a tcount of 4.861 > 1.717 (p = 0.000). Additionally, students' motivation to learn mathematics was low (43.5%) prior to using cuissionar blocks, but increased (60.9%) after using cuissionar blocks. Thus, the use of cuissenaire blocks fosters an interest in mathematics. According to the research findings, the use of Cuissenaire blocks can be used as a supplement to traditional learning media, thereby increasing students' motivation to learn mathematics in particular.