Difficulties analysis of mathematics education students on the real analysis subject

Abstract

Real analysis is one of the challenging subjects for most students. The difficulties of this subject include the understanding of theorems and its proof. To solve this problem, we do study with the aim to describe the difficulties of students in Mathematics Education of FKIP UIR in Real Analysis Course. The study was conducted on the even semester for academic year 2016/2017. This research was qualitative research using a used descriptive method. The research population of this research was all students of FKIP-UIR in the 4th semester. Data collection techniques were test techniques, questionnaires, interviews, and observations. Data analysis was done by questionnaire analysis, interview sheet analysis, observation result analysis, and analysis of test result about Real Analysis. The domain results showed that the difficulties of experience by students in learning Real Analysis are: students are difficult to find the initial idea of the proof process; students still do not have the ability to think critically, logically, creatively, reasoning, and proper systematic; and students are difficult in expressing ideas into nonverbal Language. The implication of this study is to create an instrument namely book of Real Analysis, Work Sheet of Real Analysis or hand out of Real Analysis.