ANALISIS KESULITAN SISWA KELAS VIII DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL CERITA MATEMATIKA

Main Authors: Ariestina SD, Made Pretty, Yunarti, Tina, Sutiarso, Sugeng
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika Unila , 2014
Online Access: http://jurnal.fkip.unila.ac.id/index.php/MTK/article/view/4110
http://jurnal.fkip.unila.ac.id/index.php/MTK/article/view/4110/2526
Daftar Isi:
  • This descriptive qualitative research was aimed to find the percentage of students who have difficulty in solving word problems and itâ€TMs cause. The subject of this research was students of VIII B class of SMP Negeri 2 Banjit. The data were obtained by test and interview. According to the result of research, 7 of 28 students or 25% of students have difficulty in solving word problems. Based on the data analysis, the main cause of itâ€TMs difficulty was students did not master the prior concepts as many as 20%. Another factors which give influence were (1) physical factor as many as 12,5%, (2) psychology factor as many as 62,5%, and (3) exhaustion factor as many as 25%.Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persentase siswa yang mengalami kesulitan dalam menyelesaikan soal cerita dan penyebabnya. Subjek peneli­ti­­­­­­­­­an ini­ adalah siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 2 Banjit. Data diperoleh melalui tes dan wawancara. Ber­dasar­­kan hasil penelitian, 7 dari 28 siswa atau 25% siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam menyelesaikan soal cerita. Berdasarkan analisis data, penyebab utama kesulitan tersebut adalah siswa tidak menguasai konsep-konsep sebelumnya sebesar 20%. Faktor lain yang mempengaruhinya adalah (1) faktor jasmaniah sebesar 12,5%, (2) faktor psikologis sebesar 62,5%, dan (3) faktor kelelahan sebesar 25%.Kata kunci: analisis, kesulitan, soal cerita