Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education
Vol. 4, No. 2, July 2019

Potential Effect of PISA Equivalent Questions Using the Context of Aceh Traditional Houses

Uliyatul Usnul (Mathematics Education Department, Syiah Kuala University, INDONESIA)
Rahmah Johar (Mathematics Education Department, Syiah Kuala University, INDONESIA)
Hizir Sofyan (Mathematics Department, Syiah Kuala University, INDONESIA)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Aug 2019

Abstract

The achievement of Indonesian students in PISA remains unsatisfactory, as evidenced by their scores that are below the baseline level set in PISA. One of the contributing factors is that Indonesian students are less trained in solving problems with characteristics such as in PISA items. Therefore, it is necessary to familiarize Indonesian students with PISA equivalent problems, but the availability of these questions is still limited, especially concerning reasoning ability. In addition, the use of context is also crucial, especially the local contexts, which can help students understand mathematical phenomena from the perspective of their life experiences. The purpose of this study was to develop the questions of PISA equivalent mathematical reasoning ability using the context of Aceh traditional houses. This research used formative evaluation type development research from Tessmer. The results of this study were 12 mathematical questions equivalent to PISA using the context of Aceh traditional house. The potential effect of the questions developed was analyzed based on the student's responses to the questionnaire, including two aspects: 1) students are interested and seriously working on the questions and 2) the students are interested in using the equivalent PISA questions in the future.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jramathedu

Publisher

Subject

Education Mathematics

Description

JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) is open-access and peer-reviewed scholarly online journal managed by Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and published by Muhammadiyah University Press (MUP). The journal is published twice a ...