Ethnomathematics Study of Minangkabau Tribe: Formulation of Mathematical Representation in the "Marosok" Traditional Trading

Autor/inn/en	Nurjanah, Nurjanah; Mardia, Isra; Turmudi, Turmudi
Titel	Ethnomathematics Study of Minangkabau Tribe: Formulation of Mathematical Representation in the "Marosok" Traditional Trading
Quelle	In: Ethnography and Education, 16 (2021) 4, S.437-456 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nurjanah, Nurjanah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745 -7823
DOI	10.1080/17457823.2021.1952636
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Cultural Influences; Teaching Methods; Culturally Relevant Education; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Mathematics Activities; Nonverbal Communication; Agricultural Occupations; Animals; Numbers; Arithmetic; Purchasing; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Zahlenraum; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Indonesien
Abstract	This research aims to explore the use of ethnomathematics in revealing mathematical representations and in the formulation of a calculation system used in the "Marosok" trading tradition by the Minangkabau tribe in West Sumatra. Ethnomathematics studies ideas in various cultural activities practiced by ethnic, social, or professional groups. The tradition involves nonverbal communication, such as shaking hands with 'Marosok' or touching covered fingers to obtain price agreements in trading livestock. Therefore, this study was conducted using qualitative approaches and the ethnographic method via field notes, unstructured interviews, and documentation studies. The findings showed that mathematical representations of finger symbols and gestures in the "Marosok" Tradition contain basic numbers. These include half, one, two, two and a half, three, four, five, etc. with functions, such as addition and subtraction, which are used to obtain other numbers needed in livestock trading transactions using specific formulas. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01