EDUCATIO : Journal of Education
Vol 7 No 4 (2023): February 2023

Exploration of Creative Thinking Ability: Qualitative Analysis of Students' Learning Difficulties in Mathematics

Adde Iskandar (Mathematics Education, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati)
Wahyu Hartono (Mathematics Education, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati)
Cita Dwi Rosita (Mathematics Education, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Feb 2023

Abstract

In this study, the meaning of the ability to think creatively and learning difficulties in mathematics as well as the factors that influence the ability to think creatively and the reasons participants experience difficulties in learning mathematics is raised. The participants of this study were grade VIII junior high school students in one of the schools in Kuningan Regency. The research participants were 20 people with 9 male students and 11 female students. The research methodology used is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The results of the study are in the form of a description of the meaning of creative thinking ability, the meaning of learning difficulties in mathematics, factors that affect creative thinking skills and the reasons participants have difficulty learning mathematics. It is known that in this study, the most dominant factor in the ability to think creatively was the internal factor experienced by the participants, therefore the participants found it difficult to learn mathematics.

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educatio

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Education Environmental Science Social Sciences

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EDUCATIO is a multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed open-access journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of education, teaching, development, instruction, educational projects and innovations, learning methodologies and new technologies in ...