Open AccessAnalysis of Students’ Mathematical Imagination Ability in Solving Problems
Author(s) -
Novi Andri Nurcahyono,
Didi Suryadi,
Sufyani Prabawanto
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1179/1/012044
Subject(s) - mathematical problem , set (abstract data type) , mathematics education , data collection , content (measure theory) , sample (material) , subject (documents) , psychology , triangulation , computer science , mathematics , statistics , geometry , mathematical analysis , chemistry , chromatography , library science , programming language
The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of mathematical imagination to solve mathematical problems. Mathematical problems in this study use fractional content. This research is descriptive qualitative research. In this study subjects included 3 junior high school students, where the subject was deliberately taken by sample technique, i.e. considering the ability to communicate and an indication of the ability to bring up mathematical imagination. Data collection is done by observation, mathematical imagination test, and interview. Data analysis techniques include data reduction, data performance, and drawing conclusion. Conclusion drawing used triangulation method. The outcome of this study is that the ideas raised by the students in solving problems are not yet another form of content, but rather in the form of technical calculations. Students do not understand the concept of set in solving fractional content problems. Thus, students are only able to bring sensory imagery.