Abstract
Mathematics is one of the most important branches of science because mathematics is indispensable for everyday life and is the basis for other branches of science. Therefore, students' abstraction ability is very important. Each student has abstraction ability in solving problems in mathematics lessons in solving different problems according to the students' level of thinking ability and intelligence. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to describe the mathematical abstraction ability of grade VIII students in cartesian coordinate material at SMPN 1 Cikedal. The type of research is a qualitative descriptive approach. The research subjects are 6 students of grade VIII A. The research instruments used are test sheets and interview guidelines containing 14 questions. The results showed that all the research subjects had low mathematical abstraction skills, as none of the students met all the levels and indicators used in this study, namely the level of recognition, representation, and structural abstraction.
Highlights
IntroductionMathematics is taught at all levels of education and is one of the determinants of students' graduation
Mathematics is one of the most important branches of science because mathematics is essential for daily life and becomes the basis for other branches of science. Sholihah & Afriansyah (2017) state that "Everyone in his life activities will be involved with mathematics, ranging from simple and routine forms to very complex forms."Mathematics is taught at all levels of education and is one of the determinants of students' graduation
By paying attention to the background of the problem, the purpose of this study is to describe the mathematical abstraction ability of grade VIII students in cartesian coordinate material at SMP Negeri 1 Cikedal
Summary
Mathematics is taught at all levels of education and is one of the determinants of students' graduation. Students can practice using their minds logically, analytically, systematically, critically, and creatively and can work together in dealing with various problems and utilize the information they receive (Afrilianto, 2012). It very concerns to see that mathematics is a subject that many students consider difficult. Li & Schoenfeld (2019) revealed that mathematics is a subject that is usually considered challenging. According to Yuliati (2013), one of the things that causes a negative view of mathematics is because mathematics is an abstract
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