Analysis of Learning Difficulties and Self-Efficacy of Junior High School Students in Solving of Story-Form Mathematics Problems
- DOI
- 10.2991/aes-18.2019.92How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- analysis of student difficulties factors; self-efficacy; solving mathematical problems; story problems
- Abstract
This study aims to investigate the learning difficulties and students’ self-efficacy of junior high school students in South Lampung Regency in solving essay mathematics problems. This research employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were obtained using descriptive question tests, interviews and self-efficacy scale questionnaires. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique with 32 students as participants. It was found that students’ difficulties included difficulties in understanding the questions, in working on the questions, inadequate time provided and anxiety experienced by some students when faced mathematics problem in story-form. Self-efficacy of the students was found to be in the high category with an average of 80.47.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Indah Putri Ratnasari AU - Sri Hasturi Noer PY - 2019/04 DA - 2019/04 TI - Analysis of Learning Difficulties and Self-Efficacy of Junior High School Students in Solving of Story-Form Mathematics Problems BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Education Symposium (AES 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 405 EP - 408 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aes-18.2019.92 DO - 10.2991/aes-18.2019.92 ID - Ratnasari2019/04 ER -