Analysis of Factors that Influence Students^ Mathematical Critical Thinking Skills: Intrapersonal Intelligence and Learning Motivation
Aswin (a*), Dadan Dasari (b)

a) Mathematics Education Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, St. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
b) Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, St. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

Mathematical critical thinking is a person^s ability that includes a thought process that aims to obtain a rational thought to do something or believe what will be done. Many factors influence students^ mathematical critical thinking skills, including intrapersonal intelligence and learning motivation. This study aims to determine the effect of intrapersonal intelligence and learning motivation on students^ mathematical critical thinking skills. This research is quantitative research with an ex-post facto approach. The population in this study is a class XI high school in Sidrap district. The number of samples in this study was 85 students who were selected by the purposive sampling technique. The data collection technique in this study used an instrument consisting of (1) an intrapersonal intelligence questionnaire, (2) a learning motivation questionnaire, and (3) a mathematical critical thinking ability questionnaire. Analysis of the data used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using the PLS 3.0 smart computer program. The results of this study are that there is an influence between intrapersonal intelligence on students^ mathematical critical thinking skills of 0.279 (P values = 0.039) and learning motivation has an effect on students^ mathematical critical thinking skills of 0.640 (P values = 0.00).

Keywords: Intrapersonal Intelligence, Learning Motivation, Students^ Mathematical Thinking Skills.

Topic: Mathematics Education