Problem Solving Ability of Junior High School Students Viewed by Mathematical Resilience

Syahrur Rohmah,Tri Atmojo Kusmayadi,Laila Fitriana

doi:10.13189/ujer.2020.080731

Abstract

Mathematical resilience is one of the non-intellectual aspects that students must have to overcome anxiety, so students will have a diligent, persistent and confident attitude to be able to solve problems in mathematics. Problem solving skills are high-level thinking skills that must be possessed by students. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with 274 students from three junior high schools in Karanganyar Regency, Indonesia, respectively with high, moderate, and low school categories. The purpose of this study is to find out which kind of students have better mathematical problem solving abilities among students with high, medium and low mathematical resilience categories. The data analysis technique used is the one-way ANOVA with unbalanced cells and post hoc test using the Scheffe method. Based on the statistical analysis, the problem solving skills of students who have high resilience are as effective as those of students who have moderate resilience. Students with moderate resilience have the same effective problem solving skills as those who have low resilience, and students with high resilience have better problem solving skills than those who have low resilience.

Highlights

The rapid development of globalization occurring in the 21st century has brought changes in the field of education, especially in understanding teaching and learning
The mathematical resilience questionnaire has been validated by experts and 40 statement items have been tested and they will be given to students in three school categories, in order to obtain data on the numbers of students who have a high, moderate and low category of resilience in each school
Students with moderate mathematical resilience will regard the problem as a burden but will not give up and try to solve the mathematical problem as much as they can

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Introduction

The rapid development of globalization occurring in the 21st century has brought changes in the field of education, especially in understanding teaching and learning. With the changes occurring in the educational process, it is expected that individuals have effective qualifications, such as those in asking questions, solving problems, researching, critical thinking, utilizing technology, expressing thoughts and producing information [1]. Mathematics has a very important role in developing students’ ability to think logically [3]. It means that Mathematics is not a lesson of counting, but a process of reasoning that requires logic. The purpose of students’ learning Mathematics, especially problem solving, is to construct new mathematical knowledge through problem solving, get the ability to apply and adapt various correct strategies to solve problems and reflect the process of solving mathematical problems [4]

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