Kesulitan Siswa SMP dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Cerita Sistem Persamaan Linear Dua Variabel

Widi Pradini, Gatot Muhsetyo, Swasono Rahardjo

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Abstract: Mathematical word problem is one of the difficult problems to solve. The purpose of this research is to describe the difficulties of SMP Negeri 1 Karanngejo students when solving word problem about system of linear equation in two variables. Data collection is done by using test and direct interview to 3 research subjects. Data is analyzed qualitatively through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusion. The result of the research show that student difficulties lie on the devise a plan step, those are difficulty to transform relevant information into variable and difficulty to construct linear equation in two variables that represents the relation between relevant information in the word problem.

Abstrak: Soal cerita matematika merupakan salah satu soal yang sulit diselesaikan oleh siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kesulitan siswa SMP Negeri 1 Karangrejo saat menyelesaikan soal cerita matematika tentang materi sistem persamaan linear dua variabel. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan tes dan wawancara langsung terhadap tiga subjek penelitian. Data dianalisis secara kualitatif melalui tahap reduksi data, penyajian data, dan pengambilan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesulitan dialami siswa pada tahap merencanakan penyelesaian masalah, yaitu kesulitan dalam mengubah informasi relevan ke dalam variabel dan kesulitan dalam menyusun persamaan linear dua variabel yang menunjukkan hubungan antar informasi relevan dalam soal cerita.

Keywords


word problem; system of linear equation in two variables; soal cerita; sistem persamaan linear dua variabel

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