Mathematics learning achievement of vocational high school students’ viewed by adversity quotient

Abstract

Efforts to improve the quality of education have been done by improving the implementation of learning, but the effort has not been enough. This can be seen from the low achievement of students’ mathematics learning. One of the factors can influence student’s mathematics learning achievement is the students Adversity Quotient. There are three types of AQ, they are quitters, campers, and climbers. The purpose this study is to find out which one provides better mathematics learning achievement between students with AQ quitters, campers, or climbers type. The type of this research is descriptive quantitative. Data collection techniques of mathematics learning achievement obtained from the value of mathematics test, while the AQ data obtained by the student questionnaire. The subjects of the research are 189 students from three Vocational High Schools in Gunungkidul Regency, Indonesia, with high, medium and low school category. The data analysis technique used is one-way anova with unbalanced cells and post hoc test using Scheffe method. The results show that students with AQ climbers type have better mathematics learning achievement than students AQ type campers and quitters. Students with AQ campers type have better mathematics learning achievement than students AQ quitters type.