Analysis of the Ability in Mathematical Problem-Solving Based on SOLO Taxonomy and Cognitive Style

By U. Mulbar, Abdul Rahman, Ansari Saleh Ahmar. 2017

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The aim of this study is to obtain a description of the mathematical problem-solving ability of first year students of the Statistics Department at Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, based on the SOLO taxonomy and the cognitive style. This study uses a qualitative explorative method. The hypothesis of the study was that students who exhibit a field independent (FI) cognitive style have a higher level of capability in terms of the SOLO taxonomy levels for problem-solving of mathematics than students who have the field dependent (FD) cognitive style. The results of this study show that a SOLO taxonomy level for the GK-FD subject is pre-structural and the GK-FI subject is uni-structural.

Subfields: Applied Mathematics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education

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