International Journal of Multi Discipline Science (IJ-MDS)
Vol 2, No 2 (2019): Volume 2 Number 2 August 2019

Description of Students Thinking on Warshall-Floyd Algorithm

Zaini Zaini (Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Bontang, Bontang)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Apr 2020

Abstract

The shortest path continues to be a trend until now that is always discussed and developed. This study focuses on the construction process and description of the students' understanding in deciding the shortest route based on the matrix iteration according to the Floyd-Warshall algorithm. The research approach used is descriptive qualitative research and the data collection technique is a test technique. The research data included problem-solving by four students with different abilities and the result data were analyzed inductively. The results showed that the matrix iteration with the formula for determining the entry of the iteration matrix xn = minimum(dijk-1, dikk-1 + dkjk-1) was followed without any constraints by all students until the 7th iteration. It was found that the inaccuracy of taking entries in the 1st iteration by students with low ability caused calculation errors and failure in finding the shortest route.

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IJ-MDS

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Education Health Professions Social Sciences

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International Journal of Multi Discipline Science (IJ-MDS) is a peer-reviewed scientific open access, with e-ISSN: 2615-1707 published by Institute for Managing and Publishing of Scientific Journals at STKIP Singkawang, Indonesia. IJ-MDS is firstly published in 2018 and periodically published twice ...