Student's scheme in solving mathematics problems

The purpose of this study was to investigate students' scheme in solving mathematics problems. Scheme are data structures for representing the concepts stored in memory. In this study, we used it in solving mathematics problems, especially ratio and proportion topics. Scheme is related to probl...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2018-03, Vol.974 (1), p.12012
Main Authors: Setyaningsih, Nining, Juniati, Dwi, Suwarsono
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data structures
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Physics
Problem solving
Students
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate students' scheme in solving mathematics problems. Scheme are data structures for representing the concepts stored in memory. In this study, we used it in solving mathematics problems, especially ratio and proportion topics. Scheme is related to problem solving that assumes that a system is developed in the human mind by acquiring a structure in which problem solving procedures are integrated with some concepts. The data were collected by interview and students' written works. The results of this study revealed are students' scheme in solving the problem of ratio and proportion as follows: (1) the content scheme, where students can describe the selected components of the problem according to their prior knowledge, (2) the formal scheme, where students can explain in construct a mental model based on components that have been selected from the problem and can use existing schemes to build planning steps, create something that will be used to solve problems and (3) the language scheme, where students can identify terms, or symbols of the components of the problem.Therefore, by using the different strategies to solve the problems, the students' scheme in solving the ratio and proportion problems will also differ.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/974/1/012012