Analysis Of Indonesian Student Errors In Solving Contextual Mathematics PISA Problems : A Case of Algebra
Frisca Andreani(a), Meiliasari(b), Lukman El Hakim(c)

a, b, c) State University of Jakarta
Jalan Rawa Mangun Muka Raya, Jakarta 13220

Abstract

Indonesian students performance in PISA has not been satisfactory in the last decades. This study aims to investigate students errors in solving mathematics PISA problems. In particular, this paper presents the students errors in different contextual problems. This study uses case study involving Grade 9 students in Indonesia. Data were collected by using test and interviews. Six PISA problems with different levels and context were given to 70 Grade 9 students. 18 students were selected and interviewed to gather information about their thinking and strategies when solving the problems. The interview data provide complimentary information of the students errors. The mathematization framework was used to analyze students work. The results show that students errors were found in scientific-context, occupational-context, social-context, and personal-context problems. Such errors include misinterpreting graphs, misunderstanding the problems, and failure in identifying patterns, ignoring important information. The majority of students errors were found in the occupational-context (72%), followed by scientific-context (61.1%), social-context (61.1%) and personal-context (50%).

Keywords: Error Analysis, PISA, Context, Algebra

Topic: Mathematics Education