Open AccessAn analysis of the process of refractive thinking of eighth-grade students of State Junior High School in solving problems of linear equation system of two variables
Author(s) -
F Fatoni,
Imam Sujadi,
Sri Subanti
Publication year - 2021
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 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1796/1/012045
Subject(s) - process (computing) , thinking processes , critical thinking , mathematics education , computer science , reflection (computer programming) , mathematics , statistical thinking , programming language , operating system
Refractive thinking is a thinking process performed by a person to make a solution of decision from several alternative solutions through a process of reflection and critical thinking. This study aimed to describe the process of refractive thinking of eighth-grade students in solving the problems of linear equation system of two variables. This study was qualitative descriptive research. The collected data was analyzed through three stages, including data reduction, data display, and verification of conclusions. The results showed that in the refractive thinking of the students from the two subjects in solving SPLDV problems, the thinking characteristics of the subjects were in accordance with the flow of the process of refractive thinking, which was being able to decide the best solution from several alternative solutions when solving SPLDV problems by using a procedure for processing SPLDV by changing the story problems to a mathematical model, followed by an elimination procedure so that it can be done quickly and precisely. The subjects had gone through the process of identifying problems, strategic, and evaluation stages in refractive thinking.