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Variations of the problem-solving strategies in plane geometry of junior high school students

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, , Citation H Pratikno and Sugiman 2019 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1320 012074 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/1320/1/012074

1742-6596/1320/1/012074

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving strategies of junior high school students on plane geometry topics. Using a qualitative approach, as many as 40 students were given tests and one student was interviewed on each of the different problem-solving strategies. After checking the results of student answers, it turned out there were three strategies used by students. The first strategy was that students are able to answer questions by guessing the answer directly then testing them. The second strategy was that students use ratio in finding answers. The third strategy was that students used analogy strategies with variables. The results showed that 13 students used the first strategy, 20 students used the second strategy, one student used the third strategy, and six students did not use the strategy or did not answer. The most used problem-solving strategy by students is the ratio strategy, with the percentage of students using the strategy is 50% of the total students who participated in this study.

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