scholarly journals Digital Games and Co-Curricular Activities as the Influential Factors of Problem Solving Ability in Mathematics of Senior Secondary Students

Author(s):  
Monika Verma ◽  
Vijay Jaiswal

This study aims to investigate digital games and co-curricular activities as the influential factors of problem solving ability in mathematics of senior secondary students. 200 students of 12th class studying mathematics were selected in sample. For the selection of sample simple random sampling was used. Data was analyzed by two-way ANOVA. The study revealed that digital games and co-curricular activities had main significant effect on mathematics problem solving ability of senior secondary students. This also revealed that there was significant interaction effect of digital games and co-curricular activities on mathematics problem solving ability. Thus, students’ mathematical problem solving ability was positively influenced by digital games and co-curricular activities. Mathematics related digital games improved mathematics problem solving ability. Digital games and co-curricular activities can be useful to develop interest and participation of the students in solving mathematics problems. So, their inclusion with interest significantly improved the delivery of instructions in mathematics.

MATHEdunesa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-220
Author(s):  
NILA NURCAHYANING KUSUMAWARDANI ◽  
RADEN SULAIMAN

Critical thinking is a thinking process in processing information logically starti from understanding, analyzing, evaluating and making precise conclusions. Critical thinking indicators are clarification, assessment, inference, and strategy that referred to Jacob and Sam. Mathematics is designed to improve students' critical thinking in a solving problem. One of the factors that affect students' critical thinking in solving a problem is AQ. This research is descriptive study with qualitative approach. The aim is to describe critical thinking profile of climber, camper, and quitter students in solving mathematical problems. The subjects were three students of VIII grade junior high school who represented each AQ category and had good communication skills. The instrument used was the ARP questionnaire, mathematics problem solving tests, and interview guidelines. The results shows that students’ critical thinking profile in understanding the problem is climber and camper student do all indicators of critical thinking in the clarification phase. Quitter student is only able mentioning known and asked information. In devising a plan, climber student implements all indicators of assessment and strategy phase. Camper student implements all indicators in assessment phase, but do not discuss the possible steps in strategy phase. Quitter student does not do both assessment and strategy phase. In carrying out the plan, climber and camper students do all indicators of inference phase, while quitter student does not. In the step of looking back, only climber student who carries out evaluating steps that have been done. Keywords: Jacob and Sam’s critical thinking, mathematical problem solving, adversity quotient


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Rahayu Sri Ningsih ◽  
Mohamad Rif'at ◽  
Agung Hartoyo

This research aims to know between emotional intelligence and mathematic’s problem-solving in students grade 8th in MTs. Al-Fathaanah Mempawah. This research used the correlation to be method and use the Pearson product moment’s formula to processing data. Twenty-one students are samples of this research, and they are select by using purposive sampling. The data collection technique in this research is using problem-solving and indirect communication that was using an emotional intelligence questionnaire. This research is the connection of emotional intelligence with mathematics problem-solving students grade 8th on MTs. Al-Fathaanah Mempawah, with r = 0.45 and the correlation classified is average. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Mathematical Problem Solving Ability


MaPan ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 280
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aas Syamsuadi ◽  
A. Aspar ◽  
Andi Alim Syahri

This study aims to describe and determine students' abilities to solve mathematical problems that focus on visual and auditory learning styles. Subjects are eighth-grade students from junior high school in Bulukumba district. This research is descriptive qualitative, which seeks to determine and describe the mathematical problem solving ability in terms of student learning styles. Data is collected using questionnaires, tests, and interviews. The use of questionnaires describes visual learning styles and auditory learning styles. Two numbers of the test determine mathematics problem solving ability in Polya's step, and interviews confirm mathematics problem solving ability. The data analysis techniques are reduction, presentation, and verification. Based on the results, the first subject with a visual learning style can fulfill all the indicators of Polya's steps, but another one is just three indicators. The first subject with an auditory learning style can meet all Polya's steps, but the other can fulfill three indicators.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Fevi Rahmadeni

Like the human body, problem solving is the heart of mathematics. Problem solving ability is a capital for students to develop and explore themselves further in mathematics learning. This article aim to explain the development of students' mathematical problem solving abilities through Habit of Thinking Interdependently (HTI). This type of research is literature review where the authors analyze and draw conclusions from several relevant references related to HTI. HTI the attitude of students towards learning mathematics in the form of the habit of thinking together in groups. The conclusions obtained indicate that students' mathematical problem solving abilities can be developed through HTI.


Author(s):  
Ani Nurwijayanti ◽  
Akhmad Jazuli ◽  
Erni Widyastuti

<p class="Abstract">The research aimed to describe the students’ mathematics problem-solving skill and self-regulation in <em>SMP Negeri 8 Purwokerto</em> used Miles and Huberman’s model of cover reduction, serve, and conclusion. The data source of this research were eight graders of class F by using purposive sampling. The students grouped into three categories according to the mid-term result. The categories were: high, mediocre, and low scores. The data was collected using tests, questionnaire, interview, and documentation. This research concluded that the students’ mathematics problem-solving skill from those three categories was different. The high score students’ group had a better problem-solving skill compared to the students in the mediocre or the low categories. However, the self-regulation from these three groups did not have a significant difference. It was still at the developing level. Thus, it could be concluded that the students’ self-regulation did not affect the ability to solve mathematical problems.</p>


Author(s):  
Aura Kojo ◽  
Anu Laine ◽  
Liisa Näveri

This case study focuses on teachers’ actions during problem-solving lessons. The aim of this study was to find out how teachers guide students during mathematics problem-solving lessons: What kinds of questions do teachers ask? How do students arrive at solutions to problems? The dataset contained videotaped fourth-grade math lessons in which students solved a mathematical problem. The research reveals that teachers can guide students in numerous ways and possibly in ways that prevent students from searching for their own solution strategies. For this reason, problem-solving exercises alone are not sufficient for teaching students problem solving, as teachers must also be instructed in how to properly guide students. In the conclusion section, we discuss the types of questions that enable teachers to promote active learning in students, which should be the goal of instruction according to the constructive learning theory.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (02) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Tanti Jumaisyaroh Siregar

The problem solving ability of students still low the problem of this research was mathematics. The purposes of this research was to know analyze improvement in mathematics problem solving ability  of students that given group investigation learning with students that given  direct learning. This type of research is a quasi-experimental research. The population in this study were all students of Mathematics Education Study Program UIN North Sumatra Medan and the samples were taken by cluster random sampling based on existing classes, namely PMM-4 class as an experimental class and PMM-2 as a control class. Data collection techniques in this study were using tests of students' mathematical problem solving abilities (pre tests and post tests) in the form of essay tests. The collected data is then searched for the N-gain value and analyzed using t test with SPSS 17 software.. Based of the results analysis, it showed that: Improvment  of the students’ mathematics problem solving ability that given group investigation learning model was higher than the students’ mathematics problem solving abiliy that given direct learning. His then, suggested that group investigation learning model  used for lectures to improved students’ mathematics problem solving ability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Chao Yang ◽  
Zhenlai Han ◽  
Shurong Sun

The core competency of mathematics has always been a hot issue in the education field. The ability to solve problems in mathematics is also an indispensable ability to learn mathematics problem solving. The Polya problem solving table has an important guiding role for mathematics problem solving. Simplify the Polya problem-solving form to make it more suitable for high school teaching. Through the Polya problem-solving table, the cultivation of mathematical core competency is integrated into the process of mathematical problem-solving for our mathematics teaching and promote the development of students' mathematical core competency.


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-161
Author(s):  
Michelle Popham ◽  
Simone Adams ◽  
Janie Hodge

Many secondary students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) struggle with mathematics problem solving. When students with SLD are taught to use effective problem-solving strategies, their ability to solve mathematics word problems improves. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide for secondary teachers to implement self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) to teach mathematics problem-solving strategies to secondary students with SLD. The specific problem-solving strategy described in this article is SOLVE, which stands for Study the problem, Organize the facts, Line up a plan, Verify your plan with action, and Evaluate your results. Both SRSD and SOLVE are described, and an example of one teacher’s application of SRSD is shared. When taught concurrently, SRSD and SOLVE can be useful tools to help students with disabilities overcome the challenges of problem-solving in mathematics.


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