Abstract
Calculus is a branch of mathematics that is applied to solve various problems in various fields of science such as engineering, physics, medicine, chemistry, economics, and various other sciences. However, most students assume that calculus is an elusive material. Therefore, it is necessary to have a study of the difficulties of students in solving calculus questions, given the very importance of this concept in taking the next course. This study is qualitative descriptive research that involved forty-two second semester students of the Mathematics Education Program of IAIN Palopo, and six of them are the interview subjects. In data collection, it used written tests and interviews. Furthermore, the data obtained are then analyzed through reduction, data presentation, and conclusions withdrawal. The findings show that the students get learning difficulties in reading by 52.38%, in writing by 66.67%, and in accounting by 57.14%. The factors causing these difficulties, namely students are not able to identify questions, difficulties in using integral symbols, difficulties in using proper techniques and formulas, difficulties in understanding the steps to solve partial integral problems, difficulties in calculations, difficulties in solving until the final stage of the integral process.
Highlights
Fatimah and Yerizon (2019) assumed that one of the majors in college that explores mathematics is a mathematics education program that focuses on becoming a math teacher
The research findings of learning difficulties in solving calculus tests can be seen in table 1, table 2, and table 3
The interview results of 6 students to find out the factors that cause the students to experience academic learning difficulties are presented in table 4, table 5, and table 6 below
Summary
University as the higher education institution uses 'lecturing' as the term for the teaching-learning process (Mutakin, 2013). Fatimah and Yerizon (2019) assumed that one of the majors in college that explores mathematics is a mathematics education program that focuses on becoming a math teacher. University as the higher education institution uses 'lecturing' as the term for the teaching-learning process (Mutakin, 2013). Fatimah and Yerizon (2019) assumed that one of the majors in college that explores mathematics is a mathematics education program that focuses on becoming a math teacher. In connection with the many things that students learn in mathematics so that students often get difficulties in learning mathematics (Sugiarti, 2016). Even the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defined learning difficulties as deficiencies that affect the ability to understand or use written and spoken language, mathematical calculations, movement coordination, or directing attention (Runtukahu & Kandou, 2014). Problems in learning are the core issues of education and learning problems as the main activities in education (Rachmawati, 2017). Even the learning difficulty in mathematics can be seen from students' inability to solve a problem (Amin, 2016; Wasida & Hartono, 2018; Tyas & Wutsqa, 2015)
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