Students’ Thinking Process in Solving Mathematics Problems Based on Adversity Quotient

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10.2991/assehr.k.211211.048How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Thinking Process; Problem Solving; Adversity Quotient

Abstract

This article presents the research results intended to identify students’ thinking processes in solving mathematical problems in terms of the adversity quotient. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. This study involved three eighth-grade students of SMP 1 Pallangga, Gowa: one quitter type student, one camper type student, and one climber type. The selection of research subjects was made by first providing an Adversity Response Profile (ARP) questionnaire. The students’ thinking process data was obtained by using mathematical problems solving task instruments and interviews. The task of solving mathematical problems that students must complete is a problem with number patterns. The results of this study indicate differences in the thinking processes of each student. (1) Quitter-type students cannot express the information presented in problem-solving tasks. In solving problems, they tend to use intuition and cannot re-explain the steps taken to solve problems. Quitter-type students have a computational thinking process in solving problems. (2) Camper type students can identify the information contained in problem-solving tasks, not linking previous concepts when completing problem-solving tasks, more combining concepts, and intuition. Camper-type students also do not think of ways to re-check the correctness of the answers obtained. Camper-type students have semi-conceptual thinking processes in solving problems. (3) Climber type students can identify information and problems in the given problems solving task. When solving problems, the climber subject tends to apply and relate the concepts he has learned and think about how to re-examine the correctness of the answers he wrote. Climber-type students have conceptual thinking processes in solving mathematical problems.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Riswang
AU  - Hisyam Ihsan
AU  - Alimuddin
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/13
TI  - Students’ Thinking Process in Solving Mathematics Problems Based on Adversity Quotient
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Studies in Mathematics (ICoESM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 289
EP  - 293
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211211.048
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211211.048
ID  - 2021
ER  -