MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017)

ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BY HOMESCHOOLING’S STUDENTS IN SOLVING MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM

Fitriatus Sholihah (Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Siti Inganah (Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Moh. Mahfud Effendi (Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Aug 2017

Abstract

This study aims to describe the critical thinking skills ofhomeschooling students in solving mathematical problems. The type ofthis research is descriptive research with qualitative approach. Subjects inthis study were six students homeschooling is equivalent to junior highschool students class IX. Data were obtained through tests and interviews.Test are identified and described in accordance with the achievement ofstudents towards critical thinking indicators used in this research thatclarification, assessment, strategy/ tactics, and inference. The results of theinterviews are used to further strengthen the data on homeschoolingstudents' critical thinking skills. The results showed that onehomeschooling student is in the category of less critical, four students areon quite critical category and only one student in a critical category.This suggests that homeschooling students' critical thinking skills arelow. Low critical thinking skills are affected by limitations homeschoolingstudent learning of mathematics is done, students 'mathematical ability andmathematical learning processes that do not yet geared to developinghomeschooling students' critical thinking skills. So that based on the resultsof this study are advised to make the learning process of mathematics todevelop homeschooling students' critical thinking skills.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MEJ

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Subject

Mathematics

Description

MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal) is a journal that has a mission to publish the results of research, studies and / or innovation of quality in the field of education and learning from all aspects of mathematics education. To accelerate the transfromasi and implementation of science and technology ...