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Teaching Linear Algebra is a challenging task for Mathematics teachers as students are introduced with complex and abstract mathematical concepts of Linear Algebra. Additionally, students have been struggling with the concepts of algebra for a long time. The same situation is faced by the Form 1 students from SMK Seri Intan because students could not deal with the transition from arithmetic to algebra. They failed to perform meaningless operations on the symbols that they do not understand where they faced difficulty in solving linear equations with one variable. Conceptual knowledge occurred when the ideas and concepts make sense to the students. Hence, it is important to turn the abstract concepts of Linear Algebra into concrete concepts which make sense to the students. In order to increase students’ ability in solving linear equations with one variable, one innovation on conceptual teaching and learning has been created, which is Ginger’s Adventure. Ginger’s Adventure approach applied the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) method where students are exposed to the conceptual understanding on linear algebra together with the procedural learning on the steps which should be taken in solving linear equations. The purpose of this action research is to investigate the effectiveness of Ginger’s Adventure approach towards the mastery of skills in solving linear equations for 22 Form 1 students in SMK Seri Intan. The diagnostic of the problem is conducted via observations, interviews, surveys and pre-test. The outcome is judged based on the post-test conducted. Ginger’s Adventure approach has been used for five lessons within two weeks time. The research outcome shows that Ginger’s Adventure approach has been proven to be effective and it showed positive impacts on helping the students in solving linear equations and at the same time students are more motivated and confident in solving linear equations with one variable as never before.
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