The Nature of School Mathematic and Student Learning

The kinds of education

1. Formal education
Formal education is education in the schools in general. Path of education have a clear ladder of education, from primary education, secondary education, to higher education.

2. Non-formal education
Non-formal education covers primary education, and further education.
Basic education includes basic education in literacy, functional literacy, literacy and the most advanced found in early education (early childhood), Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran (TPA), Seniors and Education. Illiteracy eradication (PBA) and a program package (equivalent to SD), package B (equivalent to B) is a basic education.
Education program includes advanced packet C (equivalent SLA), the course, vokasi education, skills training carried out another good

organizedand not organized.

Non-Formal Education to the Community Learning Center Activities (PKBM) as the base program that can be in the area at one or more of the small village / village. PKBM in general terms that apply are of a Community Learning Center (CLC) is a component part of the Community Center.

3. Informal education
Informal education is the path of education and family environment shaped learning activities independently.

The nature of student learning mathematics
1. need motivation to learn whatever
2. students are social beings
3. cooperation
4. context requires

The nature of school mathematics
1. Learn about the science of patterns and relationships
Mathematics in schools is to teach students about the patterns and relationships.
For example:
- the relationship between the number of odd cubes
- relations between relations with the function
- relationship between equality and porbabilitas

2. Knowledge used for problem solving
Mathematics in school is science that is used for problem solving is to solve the day-to-day problems that can be used with certain patterns.
phase-step problem solving:
- Recognize / identify issues
- Create a mathematical model
- Make a settlement

3. Mathematics as a research student
For example:
examine to find the root of

4. Mathematics is a tool to communicate
In fact, there is no math that can not be communicated