Developing PISA-Like Mathematics Problems Using the Context of Islamic Architecture for Junior High School Students

Mar'atus Syakdia (a:1:{s:5:"en_US"s:25:"UIN Raden Fatah Palembang"})
Agustiany Dumeva Putri (UIN Raden Fatah Palembang)
Harisman Nizar (UIN Raden Fatah Palembang)
Liana Septy

Pi: Mathematics Education Journal
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Oktober

This study aims to produce a set of PISA-like mathematics problems set in an Islamic-architecture context that is both valid and practical for junior high school students. A development-research design was applied, with 32 ninth-grade students of SMPN 01 Payaraman serving as participants. Data were collected through walkthroughs, interviews, and tests. The results show that (1) the PISA-like problems grounded in Islamic architecture satisfied the validity criteria, confirmed through the self-evaluation and expert-review phases covering content, construction, and language; and (2) the problems proved practical, as demonstrated by interview and observation data gathered during the one-to-one, small-group, and field-test phases.