Analysis of students' mathematical communication ability in solving mathematical problems

Abstract

The aim in study was to analyze the characteristics and levels of mathematical communication of students in solving mathematical problems. This study used a qualitative descriptive study with 6 of prospective teacher, 3 students from STIKIP Bangkalan and 3 prospective teacher students from STIKIP Al Hikmah Surabaya, Indonesia. Research data collection techniques through documentation of teaching preparation assignments, and video recordings during learning to obtain verbal mathematical communication. The comparison method is still used to analyze the data through the stages of data condensation, data display, conclusion drawing, and verification. The results show that the characteristics of mathematical communication consist of accurate, complete, smooth, and systematic. Each subject has different characteristics. The prospective teacher students with high-level communication can explain accurately, completely, fluently, and systematically facts, concepts, procedures, operations, and principles. For prospective teacher students with intermediate levels of mathematical communication can explain accurately, fluently, and systematically facts, concepts, procedures, operations, and mathematical principles. Whereas for low-level prospective teacher students, they can explain mathematics accurately.

Keywords

• communication level
• characteristics
• pre-service teacher

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