ANALISIS KESULITAN SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA PADA POKOK BAHASAN PERSAMAAN KUADRAT DITINJAU DARI TEORI WATSON

Abstract

This research aims to determine the difficulties and factors causing students' difficulties in solving mathematical problems on the subject of quadratic equations in terms of Watson's criteria. This research is mixed research, namely a procedure for collecting, analyzing and combining qualitative and quantitative methods in one research. The subjects/objects of the research were students in class X-8 of SMA Negeri 1 Situbondo, consisting of 36 students. The instruments used are tests, interviews and questionnaires. Data was analyzed descriptively qualitatively and quantitatively. The research subjects were students in class X-8 at SMA Negeri 1 Situbondo. The results of the study showed that the difficulties experienced in the inaccurate data error category were 19.4%, the incorrect procedure category was 94.4%, the missing data category was 25%, the missing conclusion category was 97.2%, the response level conflict category was 80.5%, indirect manipulation category as much as 66.6%, skill hierarchy problem category as much as 69.4% and in the last category other than the seven categories as much as 25%. These results also show that one student does not only experience one difficulty according to Watson's theory. The factors that cause difficulties are internal factors related to health/body condition, ability/intelligence, talent, interests, motivation and ways of learning. The next cause is external factors, namely parental attention, student relationships with family members, environment, quality of teachers, facilities and peers.