Cognitive Mechanisms of Rapid Counting in Traditional Market Traders: An Ethnomathematic Study at Pasar Baru Majenang
Abstract
Mekanisme Kognitif Berhitung Cepat Pedagang Pasar Tradisional: Studi Etnomatematika di Pasar Baru Majenang
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis mekanisme kognitif dalam langkah-langkah mental berhitung cepat pedagang pasar tradisional melalui perspektif etnomatematika. Penelitian ini mengungkap tahapan berpikir yang memungkinkan pedagang melakukan perhitungan secara cepat dan akurat tanpa bergantung pada alat hitung. Menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode etnografi Spradley, penelitian melibatkan enam pedagang di Pasar Baru Majenang dengan pengalaman berdagang selama 15-25 tahun. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berhitung cepat para pedagang terbentuk melalui pengalaman praktis yang panjang dan melibatkan empat langkah mental, yaitu: (1) identifikasi informasi berupa remembering kuantitas dan harga; (2) pemilihan strategi melalui non-proportional reduction dan penyederhanaan; (3) eksekusi perhitungan dengan memanfaatkan sifat operasi hitung secara intuitif; dan (4) pengecekan kewajaran hasil sebagai bentuk monitoring untuk memastikan akurasi perhitungan. Kebaruan penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa langkah-langkah mental tersebut merepresentasikan sebuah sistem matematika praktis yang terstruktur, yang melengkapi prosedur formal melalui adaptasi strategi kognitif yang efisien dalam aktivitas ekonomi. Secara praktis, temuan ini memberikan kontribusi bagi pendidik untuk mengintegrasikan strategi “penyederhanaan intuitif” pedagang ke dalam pembelajaran numerasi. Hal ini bertujuan untuk mentransformasikan orientasi belajar siswa agar tidak hanya terpaku pada prosedur baku, tetapi mampu mengembangkan fleksibilitas penalaran dan self-monitoring yang adaptif terhadap berbagai konteks perhitungan.
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Etnomatematika, Berhitung Cepat; Langkah Mental; Pedagang Pasar
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