Analysis of Mathematics Critical Thinking Students in Junior High School Based on Cognitive Style

3rd International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Education 2016

数学;自然科学;教育

Agoestanto, A.^1 ; Sukestiyarno, Y.L.^1 ; Rochmad^1

Math Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang Gd. D-7, Kampus Unnes Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang, Central-Java, Indonesia^1

关键词: Argument evaluations;    Cognitive styles;    Critical thinking;    Junior high schools;    Mathematical problems;    Qualitative analysis;    Qualitative approach;    research methods;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/824/1/012052/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/824/1/012052

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this research was to determine the critical thinking ability of mathematics from junior high school students based on FI and FD cognitive style. Data of this research were taken from students grade VIII at SMPN 2 Ambarawa. The research method used a descriptive qualitative approach. Data was taken with a testing method; the critical thinking was measured with WGCTA which is modified with mathematical problems, the cognitive style was measured with GEFT. The student's test result was analysed, then four students were selected, the two of them are FI cognitive style, and the others are FD cognitive style, for qualitative analysis. The result showed that the ability of mathematics critical thinking students with FI cognitive style is better than FD cognitive style on the ability of inference, assumption, deduction, and interpretation. While on the aspect of argument evaluation, mathematics critical thinking ability of students with FD cognitive style is a little better than students with FI cognitive style.