Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Education Symposium (AES 2018)

Identifying of Rigorous Mathematical Thinking on Olympic Students in Solving Non-routine Problems on Geometry Topics

Authors
Desy Ratna Yunita, Anggita Maharani, Herri Sulaiman
Corresponding Author
Desy Ratna Yunita
Available Online April 2019.
DOI
10.2991/aes-18.2019.111How to use a DOI?
Keywords
rigorous mathematical thinking; cognitive function; mathematics Olympiad; geometry
Abstract

Mathematics is often contested in certain events such as provincial, national and international Olympic. When solving mathematical problems, a subject needs mathematical abilities, carefulness and accuracy (rigor). RMT (Rigorous Mathematical Thinking) defines accuracy in mathematics, so RMT is needed in solving math problems. RMT involves several cognitive functions, namely level 1 (qualitative thinking), level 2 (quantitative thinking with accuracy), and level 3 (abstract relational thinking). The aim of this research is to determine description of Rigorous Mathematical Thinking skills at each level in Olympic students. The subjects of this research are 8 students in one of the favorite senior high schools in Cirebon. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive methods and data retrieval techniques that are carried out by giving written tests and interviews to Olympic students, which are then analyzed by fixed comparison techniques based on RMT cognitive function. While checking the validity of the data using triangulation with sources and peer examination through discussion. Based on the results of the research, the average use of RMT cognitive function from 8 subjects is 44.69%, the results show that S1 is at level 1, and S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8 are at level 3.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Education Symposium (AES 2018)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
April 2019
ISBN
10.2991/aes-18.2019.111
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/aes-18.2019.111How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 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/).

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