The Profiles of Students’ Problem Solving Abilities Visual Static Models in Mathematics

Abstract

This study aims to determine the profile of the Mathematical Visual Static Model Problem Solving Ability. This study applies a qualitative approach by involving 8th-grade students at SMPN 1 Ajangale, who are selected from five different prototype groups and are based on students’ equations or mistakes in solving visual static model problems. Research subjects were selected during the data collection process from visual static model tests and interviews. The results showed that in completing the visual static model test, namely the first subject: overall good problem solving in knowledge skills, logical thinking, and mathematical logic, but did not have mathematical visualization and mathematical representation; for the second subject: mathematical representation, but lacks the ability of mathematical knowledge, logical thinking, mathematical understanding, visualization, and problem solving; for the third subject: mathematical knowledge skills, mathematical representation, mathematical understanding, problem solving, logical thinking, and mathematical visualization; for the fourth subject: logical thinking, but does not have mathematical understanding, mathematical knowledge skills, problem solving, mathematical representation, and mathematical visualization; and for the five subjects: logical thinking and mathematical representation, but lack of knowledge of mathematics, problem solving, mathematical understanding, and mathematical visualization.