Analysis of Students' Mathematical Literacy Ability in Solving Story Problems

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe students' mathematical literacy abilities in the material of flat sided geometric shapes. This type of research is qualitative research. Data collection was carried out by conducting written tests and interviews with students. The research subjects in this study were 23 class VII students. The interview subjects were taken by purposive sampling of 6 students, each consisting of 2 students in the upper group, 2 students in the middle group, and 2 students in the lower group. Based on the types of aspects that have been determined to analyze students' mathematical literacy abilities in solving word problems on flat-sided geometric shapes, data is obtained that: (1) 99 aspects of understanding were fulfilled with a percentage of 86.08%, (2) aspects of reasoning were fulfilled as many as 93 with a percentage of 80.86%, (3) aspects of reasoning that were fulfilled as many as 35 with a percentage of 30.43%, and (4) aspects of communication that were fulfilled as many as 39 with a percentage of 33.91%. As well as the results of calculating the percentage of the total aspects that students fulfilled was 57.82%.