provides personal distant learning, non-official
learning and automatic learning through the use of
mobile devices by students of all ages and
backgrounds. It enables them to interact, cooperate
and learn through different ways (Alkhateeb, 2019).
Long before, in year 2002, UNESCO has
advocated the use of technology in education. This
trend is still continuing until today, as recently Leung
(2016), Oktaviyanthi and Supriyani (2015), Loong
(2014) and Saadati (2014) exploring the use of
technology in regard to learning and education.
Specifically, Fathurrohman and Porter (2012)
advocate the use of technology for mathematics
teachers. Recently in year 2017 they explain the
teachers’ real and perceived of technology
availability for teaching and learning, while Hatlevik,
Throndsen, Loi and Gudmundsdottir (2018) explain
the students believe and their actual achievements in
regard to ICT experiences. Vongkulluksn, Xie, and
Bowman (2017) argues on teacher belief as one of
important factors in technology integration.
Karadeniz and Thompson (2018) proposed the use of
calculator, and Wares (2018) argues on the use of
dynamic geometry, while in particular, Martinovski
(2013), Quinlan (2016), Segal, Stupel, & Oxman
(2016), States & Odom (2016) promoting GeoGebra
as a tool for technology use in mathematics teaching
and learning.
Either science or technology is believed can
provide a great opportunity for students to do a deep
exploration of their understanding about a certain
concept. Some technology-based learning tools that
usually used during university level mathematics
learning such as Maple, Matlab, GeoGebra, SPSS, or
Fluent, the needs to find effective and efficient
software to assist them in doing a better
understanding still become educators’ top concern
(Safrida, 2018).
One of mathematics concepts is geometry. Atiah
in Hoherwarter and Jones (2007) said it is important
to learn geometry and algebraic geometry. Geometry
concepts and the ideas of geometry have been
introduced to students since their study in elementary
school level, for example for the introduction of line,
plane and space. However, many geometry concepts
and ideas in high school level presented in the abstract
concept for students, not in concrete as before. This is
one of the reasons why the students still get some
difficulty when learn geometry. Quadrilateral is a
mathematics concept in geometry for junior high
school level. Quadrilateral topic consists of concept
and definitions of abstract geometry that is required
to solve problems related with geometry use in daily
life. It is acknowledged that the students' cognitive
development at the stage of junior high school age is
the formal-operational stage. At this stage, the student
should have the capacity to use abstract principles, so
that students must be able to learn abstract learning
materials such as Quadrilateral. Kabaca (2017)
provided classroom note for understanding geometry,
however it is not enough for this case.
Written in the Regulation of the Minister of
National Education No. 16/2007 emphasized that one
of the pedagogical competencies that SMP / MTs
mathematics subject teachers must have is to be able
to utilize information and communication technology
for learning purposes. Meanwhile, for professional
competence, teachers must be able to take advantage
of Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) to communicate and develop themselves. The
main application of technology in learning
Mathematics is the integration of software (software)
for learning Mathematics. This has led to a lot of
software being developed and utilized.
According to Sumeda (Bawono, 2015)
mathematics is generally defined as a field of science
that studies the patterns of structure, change and space
of life, because in every daily activity, whether it is
based on it or not, we definitely use mathematics.
Mathematics equips students to be systematic, critical
and creative, therefore mathematics must be mastered
by everyone.
However, based on the 2011 TIMMS report,
Indonesian grade IX students occupy the 38th
position among 42 countries participating in the math
test with an average score of 406 while the
international standard standard score is 500. The
TIMMS survey results regarding the mathematical
abilities of Indonesian students are not much different
from the results of surveys from other institutions
such as PISA (Programme International for Student
Assesment). Based on the results of the 2012 PISA
survey, Indonesian students' mathematical abilities
rank 64 out of 65 countries with an average score of
375, while the average international score set by PISA
is 494.
The domain of the question content in the PISA
test is geometry. The content sub-components tested
are changes and linkages, space and form, quantity,
uncertainty and data. Many geometric problems
require visualization in problem solving and in
general students find it difficult to construct
geometrical spatial shapes, as experienced by
students at SMPN 2 Tanjung Morawa.
One of the efforts to visualize mathematical ideas
so that mathematics can be understood by students,
especially on geometry material, is through more
innovative learning strategies. Among them are