International Journal of Trends in Mathematics Education Research (IJTMER)
Vol 3, No 2 (2020)

Critical Thinking Process Of Junior High School Students In Mathematical Problems Solving Based On Learning Styles

Andik Saputro (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Ketut Budayasa (Departement of Mathematics Education, Postgraduate of State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, 60231)
Endah Rahaju (Departement of Mathematics Education, Postgraduate of State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, 60231)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2020

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the critical thinking process of eighth grade junior high school students in solving mathematical problems in terms of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. This type of research is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The subjects in this study were one female student with a visual learning style, one female student with an auditory learning style, and one student with a kinesthetic learning style. All three of these subjects have intermediate and equivalent mathematical abilities. Data collection is done by giving assignments and interviews conducted twice.The results obtained in this study are (1) The critical thinking process of eighth grade junior high school students with visual learning styles in solving mathematical problems, namely at the stage of understanding the problem, the subject does interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation. (2) The critical thinking process of eighth grade junior high school students with auditory learning styles in solving mathematical problems, namely at the stage of understanding the problem, the subject doing interpretation, analysis, inference, and explanation. (3) The critical thinking process of eighth grade junior high school students with kinesthetic learning styles in solving mathematical problems, namely at the stage of understanding the problem, the subject doing interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation. At the stage of preparing a plan for completion the subject conducts analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation.

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Journal Info

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ijtmer

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Subject

Education Mathematics Other

Description

International Journal of Trends in Mathematics Education Research (IJTMER) is a peer-reviewed open-access international journal who aims to the sharing, dissemination and discussion of current trends research results, experience and perspectives across a wide range of mathematics education, teaching ...