PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOCULTURAL TO FIND THE ESTHETIC OF MATHEMATICS
INTRODUCTION
Mathematics, numbers, theorm, axioms, formula, and difficulties. Is it true that several things will be appear when we talk about “mathematics”? some people still suppose that mathematics is one of the difficult science. And it’s as same as my thinking before. But for some people who have found the esthetic of mathematics, exactly they will feel enjoy to studying mathematics.
Surely, the nature of mathematics is a problem solving. But, many students don’t like to find and solve the difficulties in mathematics problems. Whereas, surely they have capability to do it. There so many aspect to be the reasons for it. The main aspects that can describe why some students feel difficult in mathematics are social environment, the education character which maybe has make them do not to open and explore their thinking. And the other aspect is from the side of individual psychology. It is the basic aspect for every student, because psychology is an important part which can define the behavior and also person’s thinking.
Basically psychology is related with sociocultural, because psychology can’t separate with human life. And every person is a biososiocultural creature. So, educational process in the personal activity also has a relation with psychology, socioanthropology , and also sociocultural.
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOCULTURAL TO FIND THE ESTETHIC OF MATHEMATICS.
Such I have said that between psychology and sociocultural have a relation. Psychology is in human life. Because psychology is a science or condition of personality, behavior, feeling, etc. According to Allport that say “personality is a dynamic organization in pshycis and physic which define behavior and thinking characteristic”. Someone also has an attitude, mental character, emotion behind their behavior which can depend or influence by themselves, or by the external. The external factor is related by social and cultural condition in their life. And sociocultural condition means that the condion of role relationship system in the society which has a norm, value, custom, etc.
In case of studying mathematics, psychology and sosiocultural aspect are needed because it define or give influence to the student thinking or behavior in study. Especially in studying mathematics, motivation as a part of someone’s psychology is very needed to support in getting success in studying mathematics. And motivation can be form by themselves and also from the others.
For an example about my experience in studying mathematics, I feel the main thing in mathematics is a problem solving. Problem solving is always exist in mathematics. When I feel difficult and hate, because I can’t find the solution whereas I have tough hard Problem solving doesn’t mean solve the problem so quick. And also feel happy when I can solve mathematics problem, then I feel interest to study more about mathematics. But sometimes, I feel that I want to study mathematics as well as possible because my parents or maybe the other people suppose that I have the ability in studying mathematics then they and I hope that I can get the optimal assessment in mathematics.
From it, I realize that the social condition such as the habit or the social perspectif, both from my family or from the environment has helped me to get the motivation as a part of my psychology to study mathematics well. After I feel the contribution of psychology and sociocultural condition in studying mathematics, the result of it can be used in life especially in the society, such as the logic thinking, regularity, and the other advantages of studying mathematics especially in the process of problem solving in learning mathematics. Because according to Dr. Walter A. Shewhart , problem solving is a ciclic process which consist of four step, those are plan, do,check and act.
I think that to find the esthetics of mathematics such as the logical thinking and others, you must love mathematics, so you can be able to get the motivation to study it. And to get the motivation, I can get it as a part of my psychology from my self and also from my sociocultural condition as a part of my life. I must realize that I can get the logical thinking, and the others from the process of problem solving in mathematics, although I find some difficulties and then I must solve it in mathematics.
Reference
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