Pemecahan Masalah Numerasi Siswa SMP Konten Geometri dan Pengukuran Ditinjau dari Kecemasan Matematika

Abstract

Numeracy problem solving is the process of solving non-routine problems presented in the context of real life and cannot be solved immediately, which requires the ability to use mathematical knowledge to reason, solve problems, interpret quantitative information, and make the right decisions. One of the internal factors of problem solving is math anxiety. This research approach is qualitative with a descriptive type that aims to describe junior high school students' numeracy problem solving in geometry and measurement content in terms of high, medium, and low math anxiety. The subject of this research is one student with high, medium, and low anxiety. As a result, in the step of understanding the problem, students with moderate and low math anxiety re-explain the problem in their own language, mention the information known and asked, and explain the adequacy of the data. While students with high math anxiety re-explained the problem in their own language, mentioned the information known and asked,In the step of preparing a solution plan, students with high, medium, and low math anxiety explained that the experience of working on similar problems helped in preparing the solution, all three explained the solution plan that had been made. In the step of implementing the solution plan, students with high, medium and low math anxiety carried out and could explain the planned solution. All three experienced calculation errors so that the final results obtained were not correct. In the step of checking back, students with high math anxiety did not check the results of their work, did not explain the conclusion, did not show alternative solutions and did not show other problems that could be solved with similar solutions. While students with moderate and low math anxiety checked the results of their work, explained conclusions, showed alternative solutions and showed other problems that could be solved with similar solutions.