The Use of Scaffolding to Enhance Students’ Ability in Solving Geometry Problems

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200827.025How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Geometry Problems, Students’ Difficulties, SOLO Taxonomy, Scaffolding

Abstract

This study aims to describe the students’ difficulties in solving geometry problems and type of scaffolding that will be beneficial to support them. The scaffolding is expected to enhance students’ level in solving problem based on SOLO Taxonomy. To achieve the goal, the descriptive design study was employed as the approach of conducting the research. The overall participants were 36 ninth grade of junior high school students in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. One student whose initial level of problem solving was Unistructural (first problem) and Multi-structural (second problem) had chosen to be the subject of this present study. The data were gathered from students’ written work, observation and interview. It was analyzed qualitatively using descriptive method. It was found that some difficulties encountered by the subject in solving geometry problems were caused by the lack of conceptual understanding, inability to see mathematical connections and less creativity to find alternative methods. Furthermore, the types of scaffolding that relevant for supporting the student were by explaining (showing and telling), reviewing (looking, touching and verbalizing; parallel modeling; probing and prompting questions; students explaining and justifying) and developing conceptual thinking (making connection). In the end the student’s level improved to Relational (first problem) and Extended Abstract (second problem)

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tabita Wahyu Triutami
AU  - Dwi Novitasari
AU  - Nourma Pramestie Wulandari
AU  - Purwanto Purwanto
AU  - Abadyo Abadyo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - The Use of Scaffolding to Enhance Students’ Ability in Solving Geometry Problems
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 94
EP  - 98
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200827.025
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200827.025
ID  - Triutami2020
ER  -