Open AccessStudents’ mathematics representation ability from picture form to equation
Author(s) -
K B Iskak,
T. A. Kusmayati,
Laila Fitriana
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1469/1/012164
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , unpacking , schema (genetic algorithms) , structural equation modeling , process (computing) , interpretation (philosophy) , mathematics education , symbol (formal) , computer science , mathematics , statistics , information retrieval , linguistics , philosophy , politics , political science , law , programming language , operating system
Conceptual thought is the basic thought in mathematics learning. Process of learning mathematics involves a representation interpretation from a representation form to others. The aim of this research was to analysis the representation process from picture form to mathematics equation. Moreover, this research was descriptive qualitative research. The data were gotten by using test and interview towards 34 students with heterogeneous ability in Surakarta. There were 4 stages in this research, they were unpacking the source, preliminary coordination, constructing the target and determining equivalency. This process involved some other representations such as symbol, schema, verbal, and numeric. Furthermore, the research result showed that the students still had not been able to do the representation process from picture form to equation well. Interpretation process started from picture to equation through other representation mediators like symbols, words and so on. Every student had various ways to do his or her representation. The problem about students’ low mathematics representation could be finished by using a learning medium-based RME. Besides, the suggestions for further research is to do deeper research related to students’ characteristics and to do the opposite research that is an analysis of the presentation process from the equation to picture form.