Implementasi Bahan Ajar Persamaan Diferensial dengan Metode Guided Discovery Berbantuan Software Mathematica untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep

This study aims to examine the improvement of students' understanding of mathematical concepts using teaching materials in differential equations course with the Guided Discovery method aided by Mathematica software. This research is a quasi-experimental study with pretest posttest Control Group Design. The subjects of the study were the sixth semester students of Mathematics Education Study Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang with a sample of two classes selected based on simple random sampling technique. The experimental class used teaching material in differential equations course with Guided Discovery method assisted by Mathematica software while the control class used ordinary teaching materials. The results showed that the increase in the ability to understand mathematical concepts of students in the experimental class was higher than the ability to understand mathematical concepts of control class students. The average normalized gain of experimental class students is in the medium and high categories. While the normalized gain of control class students is in the low and medium categories.