SELF-ESTEEM OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATIC PROBLEM SOLVING Rama Nida Siregar (a*), Sufyani Prabawanto (b), Didi Suryadi (b)
a) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia,
Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi Nomor 229, Bandung, Indonesia
*ramanidasiregar[at]upi.edu
*ramanidasiregar575[at]gmail.com
b) Department of Mathematics Education
Abstract
This study aims to describe the self-esteem of junior high school students in Medan City and Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra in solving mathematical problems. This research includes survey research with quantitative and qualitative approaches. The research subjects were 67 junior high school students in Medan City and Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra who came from two schools with the category of one public school and one private school. The instrument used is a self-esteem questionnaire consisting of 27 statement items based on self-esteem indicators that will be filled out by students. The results showed that the average self-esteem of private junior high school students in Medan City and Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra as a whole of 67 students was in the high category, which was 90.31. In general, students have a tendency to have high self-esteem. For example, students^ self-assessments about their own abilities, success, usefulness and goodness in solving math problems so that students enjoy math and can solve math problems well, so it can be concluded that students who have high self-esteem will have an impact on their learning achievement and students^ mathematical problem solving is getting better.
Keywords: Self-Esteem- Middle school students- Mathematical Problem Solving
