Takdirmin, Patta Bundu, Hamzah Upu, Gufran Darma Dirawan
This type of research is categorized as Descriptive-Explorative research. Descriptive approach of describing actual facts about the understanding of concepts and principles in the square flat material that occurs during the learning of mathematics. While the exploratory approach is intended to explore the qualitative research results concerning students' understanding of concepts and principles in the wake flat rectangular shape through interviews with students. This study aims to determine the level of students' understanding of concepts and principles in the wake of material flat rectangle shape in Junior High School 1 Eremerasa Bantaeng. The subjects were students of Junior High School 1 Eremerasa Bantaeng Class VIII as many as 24 students in the academic year 2014/2015. The research instrument used is a multiple choice test that is accompanied by the reasons for choosing the answer. The results showed that: the first level of students' understanding of the concept of a flat quadrilateral are waking up in the medium category with an average score of 5.63 out of 18 ideal score, the standard deviation of 3.16; The second level of students' understanding of the principle of flat wake quadrilateral are in a lower category with an average score of 5.50 from the ideal score 26 with a standard deviation of 3.50; qualitatively third level students' understanding of the material moder flat in middle category. © Serials Publications.
P.G. Program, Makassar State University, Indonesia
