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Abstract: Mathematical Literacy Abilities: Study on Elementary and Junior High School Students in Lampung Tengah Regency in Term of Gender. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the mathematical literacy abilities of elementary and junior high school students in Lampung Tengah Regency in term of gender. Methods: The population of this quantitative research is all of elementary school students in grade VI and junior high school students in grade IX in Lampung Tengah regency in academic year 2019/2020. The samples were 431 elementary students and 614 junior high school students selected using cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a mathematical literacy test and analyzed descriptively and using the Mann Whitney test. Findings: Research’s result shows that i) both in elementary and junior high schools, female students have higher mathematical literacy abilities than male students; and ii) the mean scores of students’ mathematical literacy both male and female less than 35. Conclusion : Both male and female students' mathematical literacy in elementary and junior high school of Lampung Tengah regency is still in the low category. Keywords: Mathematical Literacy Gender, Elementary School, Middle School. Abstrak: Kemampuan Literasi Matematis: Studi pada Siswa SD dan SMP di Kabupaten Lampung Tengah Ditinjau dari Jenis Kelamin. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan literasi matematis siswa SD dan SMP di Kabupaten Lampung Tengah ditinjau dari jenis kelamin. Metode: Populasi dari penelitian kuantitatif ini adalah seluruh siswa SD kelas VI dan SMP kelas IX di kabupaten Lampung Tengah pada tahun ajaran 2019/2020. Sampel penelitian adalah 431 siswa SD dan 614 siswa SMP yang terpilih dengan menggunakan teknik cluster random sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrumen tes literasi matematis dan dianalisis secara deskriptif dan menggunakan uji Mann Whitney. Temuan: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa i) baik pada SD maupun SMP, siswa dengan jenis kelamin perempuan memiliki rata-rata kemampuan literasi matematis yang lebih tinggi dari siswa laki-laki; dan ii) rata-rata skor kemampuan literasi matematis siswa baik perempuan maupun laki-laki lebih kecil dari 35. Kesimpulan: Kemampuan literasi matematis siswa perempuan dan laki-laki pada SD maupun SMP di kabupaten Lampung Tengah masih berada pada kategori rendah. Kata kunci: Literasi Matematis, Jenis Kelamin, SD, SMP. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v10.i2.202002
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