Analyzing Students’ Thinking Process in Solving Linear Algebra Problem

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10.2991/assehr.k.200827.023How to use a DOI?

Keywords

analysis, thinking process, linear algebra

Abstract

This explorative study aims at analyzing the students’ thinking process in solving linear algebra related problems based on four levels of thinking which are Recall, Basic, Critical and Creative. To gain the data, the study was conducted in a state university in Mataram, Indonesia. The participants were 55 students from two classes in mathematics education study program who took linear algebra course. The data were gathered through written test in linear algebra. Then, it was followed by a reflective questionnaire. The gathered data were analyzed quantitatively dan qualitatively using descriptive method. The results showed that quantitatively, the students’ problem-solving score was in low and intermediate category. Furthermore, in term of thinking process, the students were mostly thinking in basic and critical thinking levels. The findings are beneficial to support the improvement in teaching linear algebra to promote higher level thinking skill of the students especially in mathematics education study program.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Arjudin Arjudin
AU  - Sri Subarinah
AU  - Rahadi Suryadi
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - Analyzing Students’ Thinking Process in Solving Linear Algebra Problem
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 86
EP  - 89
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200827.023
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200827.023
ID  - Arjudin2020
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