The Affect of the Internet and Social Media: Mathematics Learning Environment Context

Abstract

Mathematics as one of the lessons in school has quite complex problems, it is often labelled as a difficult subject, poor in innovation and bored. Various methods has been used to make mathematics easier to learn. While on the other hand, the development of the communication industry revolution has changed community's thinking style, learning style, and lifestyle. More specifically, the development of social media, which has an impact on mathematics learning. Students who are classified as millennial, learn more about mathematics using audio visuals such as on YouTube or Instagram. The existence of social media has raised a new form of teacher relations with students. This article discussed and described about how social media has an impact on mathematics learning. The existence of internet social media made the task of the teacher lighter. However, learning mathematics in this era of social media has challenges, advantages, and disadvantages. In this literature study, it will also be explored how social media distorts the role of teachers as educators.