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The Level of Junior High School Students’ Thinking in Solving TIMSS Mathematical Problem in Bengkulu

Authors
Agus Susanta1, *, Edi Susanto2, Syafdi Maizora3
1,2,3Mathematics Education, Universitas Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: agussusanta@unib.ac.id
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Agus Susanta
Available Online 23 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211122.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Analysis; Level of thinking; TIMSS questions
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the thinking level of junior high school students in Bengkulu in solving TIMSS mathematics problems based on the Bengkulu context. The thinking level is focused on three levels, namely: (1) knowing, (2) applying, and (3) reasoning. The research is a qualitative descriptive research. The subjects in this study were 96 junior high school students in Bengkulu City from eight grade. The research instrument consisted of 15 multiple choice items and 5 short answers which were reviewed from the modified TIMSS questions the Bengkulu context. Analysis of research data was carried out using descriptive statistics. The results of the study concluded that the mastery of junior high school students in solving the Bengkulu context TIMSS mathematics problems based on the level of thinking, namely: (1) the low level of knowledge is 28 students (29.17%), moderate 47 students (48.96 %), and high 21 students (21.88 %). (2) the applying level with low criteria is 37 students (38.54%), 40 students (41.67%) are moderate, and 19 students high is (19.79%). (3) The level of reasoning criteria is low as many as 56 students (58.33 %), moderate 32 students (33.33% %), and high as many as 8 students (8.33 %).

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference of Mathematics and Mathematics Education (I-CMME 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211122.002
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2352-5398
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