Design of Problem-solving Questions for Measuring Student’s

Mathematical Thinking Aspect Mathematization in Topic

Arithmetic Operations Form Algebra

𝐘 𝐏 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐢𝟏∗ , 𝐄 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝟐 , 𝐂 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝟑 , 𝐁 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐨𝟒

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Matematika Pendidikan, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
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Abstrak. This study to describe student’s mathemaical thinking aspect mathematization that
measured by design result of problem – solving questions in topic arithmetic operations form
algebra. The indicators of measuring mathematical thinking aspect mathematization are
formalization, connecting, geometrization, and optimization. The subjects in this study were
three students in grade 7 who were taken randomly. The research methods of this study consist
preliminary design, focus group discussions (FGD), trials, observation and interview, and
retrospective analysis. These 3 questions given can bring about mathematical thinking aspect
mathematization. . The technique for data analysis was qualitative. As the results of this study,
for question number 1, all of student’s answer was correct, student 1 showed appearance of
geometrization, formalization, and optimization student 2 and 3 showed appearance of
geometrization and formalization. For question number 2, all of student’s answer was correct,
but on the number questions the third student was confesed when drawing and they discussed
with a long enough time and finally they got the right picture all students showed appearance of
geometrization, formalization and optimization . For question number 3, all of student’s answer
correct, all students showed appearance of geometrization and formalization. all of student
showed appearance of formalization, geometrization, and optimization, but they don’t
connecting.

Keywords : Mathematical Thinking, Mathematization, Problem – Solving