Socratic as Mathematics Learning Application for Differential Equations Concept

Hipotenusa : Journal of Mathematical Society Volume 3 Issue 1 Year 2021 ISSN: 2716-3156 Website: https://hipotenusa.iainsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/hipotenusa/index Socratic as Mathematics Learning Application for Differential Equations Concept Wanda Nugroho Yanuarto 1*, Anton Jaelani 1, Joko Purwanto 1, Mohamad Ikram Zakaria2 1 Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia 2 National University of Malaysia, Malaysia * Corresponding Author, e-mail: DOI: 10.18326/hipotenusa.v3i1.97-110 Article submitted : February 24, 2021 Article reviewed : April 22, 2021 Article published : June 1, 2021 Abstract Technological improvements in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 can be applied to learning mathematics as a medium of improving teacher performance. In addition, a pandemic situation forces teachers and students to implement online learning. One of the learning media that can help teachers in learning mathematics online is Socratic. The Socratic system generally consists of four basic components: acting humanely, thinking humanely, thinking rationally and acting rationally. For example, the Socratic can provide alternative solutions to the differential equations problems. Mathematics problems can be recorded by the Socratic through three main features:1) home screen, which is used to take pictures of solving the problem needed; 2) search results, the image that has been recorded will be searched for a solution through Socratic's artificial intelligence in internet database, and 3) an explanation, the search results that have been obtained, have their own explanation. Teachers and students as users may find the best solution for each explanation by the Socratic. Meanwhile, this study uses four stages of the literature review process:1) search for relevant literature, 2) evaluation and source selection, 3) identification of themes, and 4) outline of the structure of the writing. This paper systematically investigates the use of the Socratic as a technology application that can assist mathematical problems. Keywords: socratic application technology, artificial intelligence (AI), teachers and students INTRODUCTION Technology and education are two sides of the coin. Education goes hand in hand with technological developments. Meanwhile, technology plays an important role in mathematics learning as well. Technology in mathematics education can be a learning medium (Durak & Saritepeci, 2017). One of the technology-based learning media is Socratic. Socratic is a 97 Hipotenusa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Hipotenusa Journal, 3 (1), June 2021 Wanda Nugroho Yanuarto, Anton Jaelani, Joko Purwanto, Mohamad Ikram Zakaria technology application that can be used to solve math problems. So that the use of Socratic can help students face the problems faced during learning (Russel, 2020). In addition, with the Covid-19 pandemic issues, the role of technology is a tool that students must master. The change in the learning process from face-to-face systems to online learning has resulted in many problems (Sandolo 2020). In mathematics learning in particular, the role of learning media is to help students understand the concepts taught by teachers in online learning (Young 2018). Teachers need to introduce technology as an aid in learning. So that online learning that occurs can achieve the expected goals (Durak and Saritepeci 2017). However, the use of existing technology is still an obstacle for students and teachers (Epstein 2018). It is because the existing technology is difficult to understand and unapplicable (Eastman, Iyer, & Eastman, 2019). Therefore, Lavin et al., (2020), suggested teachers must be clever in choosing technology applications that easy for students to understand and practical to use. On the other hand, Sawang, O’Connor and Ali (2017) said that some of the technology that can be used in online learning are: Praxis, Kahoot, Edutainment Technology, and Socratic. Socratic is much favoured by students and teachers because of the language of technology since it is easy to understand and practical in use (Paul & Pepe, 2019). Subsequently, for instance, Ross et al. (2020), mentioned the Socratic could be used to find mathematical problems such as differential equations. The Socratic application works in three main features, namely: 1) home screen used to take pictures of the problem solving needed; 2) search results, the image that has been recorded will be searched for a solution through Socratic's artificial intelligence from internet database; and 3) an explanation, the search results that have been obtained, then have an explanation of each. Therefore, based on the explanation above, it can be concluded that technology is an important part of education today. Online learning patterns that occur require students and teachers to learn and understand technology (Apriyanti et al., 2019). So, the role of technology can be an aid and other learning resources in the learning process (Unser, 2017). This article discusses the role and strength of technology in education, and specifically the use of the Socratic application in helping students and teachers in differential equations concepts in mathematics learning. METHOD Our study uses the Onwuegbuzie and Frels (2016) literature review construct. This study focuses on the strengths of Socratic technology applications in learning. The strength of the Socratic technology application could be used for teachers and students. In addition, this study 98 Hipotenusa Journal, 3 (1), June 2021 Wanda Nugroho Yanuarto, Anton Jaelani, Joko Purwanto, Mohamad Ikram Zakaria focuses on how Socratic can become one of the must-have technology applications for learning. Some of the phases for the literature review are as follows: Search for Relevant Literature Search for literature sources in accordance with the focus of the study is an effective way of studying literature (Helmericks, Nelsen, & Unnithan, 2017). In addition, Nakano and Muniz (2018) explain that the focus chosen must have different characteristics and uniqueness. This study focuses on learning technology applications and Socratic technology applications. This study selects articles that are suitable for the focus of the study. Evaluate and Select Sources Evaluation and selection of literature sources have advantages in the literature review. According to Al-shaikh et al. (2019), explaining source selection must be seen from the quality of the publication. Reliable publications could be used as a reference for choosing the appropriate articles (Rowland, Hub, & Services, 2018). This stage evaluates 30 articles that have been selected. The evaluation process produced 14 articles that were in accordance with the focus of the study and had reliable quality articles from the index (DOAJ, Scopus, and WOS). Identify Themes The stage of identifying themes is a continuation of the evaluation and selection of articles (Rodriguez, (...truncated)