Profile of mathematical representation ability of junior high school students in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine students’ mathematical representation abilities. The research uses descriptive qualitative method. This ability is addressed after the students have answered five validated mathematical representation problems. The research subjects are 35 students of class VIII in one of State Junior High Schools in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The state junior high school is included in the medium level category according to the achievement of the National Final Examination score. The results of this study indicate that students still have difficulty in drawing the graph to solve Two-Variable Linear Equations, students have difficulty in making equations or mathematical expression and students have difficulty in solving and drawing conclusion from the problems of Two-Variable Linear Equation System in text.