TIPE-TIPE KESALAHAN SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL MATEMATIKA PADA ATURAN EKSPONEN DAN SCAFFOLDINGNYA: STUDI KASUS DI SMKN 11 MALANG

Abstract

Types of Students’ Errors on Completing Math Problems in the Exponent Rules and its Scaffolding: Case Study in SMKN 11 Malang. This research aims to analyze errors made by students on applying exponent rules and to describe the form of scaffolding to overcome these errors. The method was a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Furthermore, a test and an interview were used to collect data from students at class X Nurse 1 in SMKN 11 Malang. Data were analyzed by taking notes of answers, identifying factors that become thoughts, classifying student difficulties, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the types of student errors on applying exponent rules were basic errors, missing information, and partial insight. Meanwhile, the forms of scaffolding given to students were environmental provisions, reviewing and restructuring, and developing contextual thinking. The research concluded that the learning process was very important for student learning success.