The Different Patterns of Gesture between Genders in Mathematical Problem Solving of Geometry

International Seminar on Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education 2016

数学;自然科学;计算机科学

Harisman, Y.^1,2 ; Noto, M.S.^1,3 ; Bakar, M.T.^1,4 ; Amam, A.^1,5

Departement of Mathematics Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^1

Departement of Mathematics Education, STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat, Jl. Gunung Pangilun Padang, Utara Kota Padang Sumatera, Barat

25000, Indonesia^2

Departement of Mathematics Education, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Djati, Jl. Perjuangan No. 1, Cirebon, Indonesia^3

Departement of Mathematics Education, Universitas Khairun, Jl. Batu Angus Dufadufa, Kota Ternate Maluku Utara, Indonesia^4

Departement of Mathematics Education, Universitas Galuh, Jl. R.E Martadinata No. 150, Ciamis, Jawa Barat

46274, Indonesia^5

关键词: Female students;    Geometry problems;    Junior high schools;    Mathematical problem solving;    Qualitative research;    Speech rates;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012039/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012039

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This article discusses about students' gesture between genders in answering problems of geometry. Gesture aims to check students' understanding which is undefined from their writings. This study is a qualitative research, there were seven questions given to two students of eight grade Junior High School who had the equal ability. The data of this study were collected from mathematical problem solving test, videoing students' presentation, and interviewing students by asking questions to check their understandings in geometry problems, in this case the researchers would observe the students' gesture. The result of this study revealed that there were patterns of gesture through students' conversation and prosodic cues, such as tones, intonation, speech rate and pause. Female students tended to give indecisive gestures, for instance bowing, hesitating, embarrassing, nodding many times in shifting cognitive comprehension, forwarding their body and asking questions to the interviewer when they found tough questions. However, male students acted some gestures such as playing their fingers, focusing on questions, taking longer time to answer hard questions, staying calm in shifting cognitive comprehension. We suggest to observe more sample and focus on students' gesture consistency in showing their understanding to solve the given problems.