Analysis of Students’ Difficulties in Solving Function Composition Problems

Erni Maidiyah; Maya Shopiani Hasibuan; Mailizar Mailizar; Fahlida Harnita

doi:10.2991/978-2-38476-216-3_17

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Analysis of Students’ Difficulties in Solving Function Composition Problems

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Erni Maidiyah¹^{, *}, Maya Shopiani Hasibuan¹, Mailizar Mailizar¹, Fahlida Harnita¹

¹Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: ernimaidiyah@unsyiah.ac.id

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Erni Maidiyah

Available Online 31 March 2024.

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Keywords: Function Composition; Mathematics Problem Solving; Students’ Difficulties
Abstract: Many students experience difficulty in solving function composition problems. The aims of this study were (1) to find out the difficulties experienced by students in solving function composition problems, and (2) to find out why students experienced difficulties in solving function composition problems. This research is qualitative research which involved six students in grade X. Data was collected by test and interview with the researcher as main instrument and essay test and interview guidelines as supporting instruments. Data was analyzed through three stages, namely reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions. Data validity through method triangulation. The results of this study are that students experience difficulties in understanding the concept and applying the principle. The causes of students having difficulty in solving function composition problems are lack of mastery of the concept and knowledge of function composition material, lack of accuracy in substituting x values, students are not used to problems that are different from the example problems, lack of students’ confidence to ask the teacher, students lack motivation in learning mathematics and are not interested in paying attention to the lessons explained by the teacher, and students never repeat or re-study the material.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (AICMSTE 2023)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 31 March 2024
ISBN: 10.2991/978-2-38476-216-3_17
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DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-216-3_17 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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