Analysis of Students' Mistakes in Solving Math Problems: High Level Thinking Skills Based on Mathematical Connection Ability
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https://doi.org/10.24252/mapan.2025v13n2a6Keywords:
Student Error, HOTS, Math Connection AbilityAbstract
Mathematical connection skills play an important role in solving HOTS questions, but differences in skill levels lead to variations in students' errors in solving mathematical problems. This study aims to describe the errors of students with high, medium, and low mathematical connection skills in solving HOTS mathematical problems. This study is a qualitative study with a descriptive approach conducted at SMPN 12 Makassar. The research subjects were six students selected based on the results of the mathematical connection ability test. The research instruments included a mathematical connection ability test, a HOTS written test, and an interview guide. Student error analysis used Newman's error categories. The results showed that students with high mathematical connection skills made errors in process skills and answer writing, students with medium abilities made errors in transformation, process skills, and answer writing, while students with low abilities made errors in understanding, transformation, process skills, and answer writing. These results indicate that low mathematical connection skills influence the emergence of student errors in solving HOTS problems. Therefore, improving mathematical connection skills needs to be given attention in mathematics learning.
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Kemampuan koneksi matematika berperan penting dalam penyelesaian soal HOTS, namun perbedaan tingkat kemampuan tersebut memunculkan variasi kesalahan siswa dalam pemecahan masalah matematika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kesalahan siswa dengan kemampuan koneksi matematika tinggi, sedang, dan rendah dalam memecahkan masalah matematika HOTS. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif yang dilaksanakan di SMPN 12 Makassar. Subjek penelitian berjumlah enam siswa yang dipilih berdasarkan hasil tes kemampuan koneksi matematika. Instrumen penelitian meliputi tes kemampuan koneksi matematika, tes tertulis HOTS, dan pedoman wawancara. Analisis kesalahan siswa menggunakan kategori kesalahan Newman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan kemampuan koneksi matematika tinggi melakukan kesalahan keterampilan proses dan penulisan jawaban, siswa dengan kemampuan sedang melakukan kesalahan transformasi, keterampilan proses, dan penulisan jawaban, sedangkan siswa dengan kemampuan rendah melakukan kesalahan memahami, transformasi, keterampilan proses, dan penulisan jawaban. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa rendahnya kemampuan koneksi matematika berpengaruh terhadap munculnya kesalahan siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal HOTS. Oleh karena itu, peningkatan kemampuan koneksi matematika perlu mendapat perhatian dalam pembelajaran matematika.
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