Analisis Belief Matematik Siswa Tingkat SMP
Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan belief matematik siswa kelas VIII, dan mengetahui pengaruh belief matematik siswa terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa kelas VIII. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif untuk uji pengaruh. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner, wawancara, dan tes. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII Bahasa SMP Eka Sakti Semarang. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) prosentase siswa yang memiliki belief matematik sangat tinggi, tinggi, rendah, dan sangat rendah masing-masing adalah 12,82%, 74,36%, 12,82%, dan 0%; (2) aspek keyakinan tentang pendidikan matematika yaitu 71,79%, 17,95%, 10,26%, dan 0,00%; (3) aspek keyakinan tentang diri sendiri yaitu 41,03%, 46,15%, 12,82%, dan 0,00%; (4) aspek keyakinan tentang konteks sosial yaitu 17,95%, 12,82 %, 69,23%, dan 0,00%; (5) besar koefisien korelasi antara belief matematik dan kemampuan pemecahan masalah adalah 0,531 dengan kontribusi sebesar 28,2%. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa belief matematik memiliki pengaruh terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah dan setiap siswa memiliki belief matematik yang berbeda.
Kata kunci: belief matematik, kemampuan pemecahan masalah.
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to describe grade VII students’ mathematics beliefs, and to know its affect towards students’ problem solving skill. This is a descriptive study which carried out students of grade VII. Data was obtained by quisioner, interview, and test. The result shows that (1) percentage ofstudents mathematics beliefs belongs to very high, high, low, and very low level simultaneously is 12,82%, 74,36%, 12,82%, and 0%; (2) beliefs in math education 71,79%, 17,95%, 10,26%, and 0,00%; (3) belief in 41,03%, 46,15%, 12,82%, dan 0,00%; (4) aspek keyakinan tentang konteks sosial yaitu 17,95%, 12,82 %, 69,23%, dan 0,00%; (5) correlation coefficient between mathematics belief and problem solving skill is 0,531 with contribution as much as 28,2%. Thus students’ mathematics beliefs affect students’ problem solving skilland each student has different level of mathematics belief.
Keywords: mathematics belief, problem solving skill.
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