Level of mastery of mathematical skills and mathematical resilience
Khadisa Harsela (a*), Endang Cahya Mulyaning A (b), Dadan Dasari (b)

(a) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*khadisaharsela[at]upi.edu
(b) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

This analysis intends to ascertain the mathematical resilience of the level of mastery of mathematical abilities of pupils in solving word problems. This study is a mix-method research with chosen research subject were 4 independent learners, 3 instruction learners, and 3 frustration learners of course VII in among the high schools in Baleendah in the even semester of this academic year 2019/2020. The tools used in this research were to test and non-test tools (interviews and mathematical strength questionnaires). The results revealed that: (1) the excellent mathematical resilience of the independent learner group had an impact on the positive outcomes of students in overcoming difficulties that existed in mathematical application problems. On the other hand, good mathematical resilience (medium category) in students does not necessarily also affect the way students solve word problems that they think are difficult- (2) good mathematical resilience (medium category) from the instruction learner group has a positive impact on their way of overcoming difficulties in word problems. On the other hand, unfavorable mathematical resilience (medium category, but partly there is a low category) on students has an impact on the difficulty of solving mathematical problems- and (3) unfavorable mathematical resilience (very low / low category) in the frustration learner group affects the difficulty of solving mathematical application problems. However, there are also students at the level of frustration who have a good resilience ability (medium category) but do not affect the difficulties they experience (still having difficulty) in solving word problems.

Keywords: Independent learner- Instruction learner- Frustration learner- Mathematical resilience- Word problems

Topic: Mathematics Education