An Analysis of Grade IV’s Error on Whole Number based on Newman Procedure’s Cognitive Style

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10.2991/icst-18.2018.172How to use a DOI?

Keywords

newman error; cognitive style; field dependent; field independent

Abstract

This research aims to describe students' errors based on the Newman procedure in solving narrative questions on whole number reviewed from cognitive style and its causing factors. This was a descriptive qualitative research with the students of fourth grade of SD Negeri 1 Merauke of 2017/2018 served as the subject of the research. The data collection techniques used were subjective tests, interviews and documentation. Data analysis was done by data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Based on the results of the research, students with FD cognitive style made reading error, comprehension error, transformation error, process skill error and encoding error. While the FI student made a mistake in the form of process skill error and encoding error. The causes of errors experienced by students include confusion regarding the completion steps, lack of mastery of the material, limited time to work, and not being accustomed to writing the final answer or drawing conclusions.

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© 2018, 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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AU  - Dessy Rizki Suryani
AU  - Luluk Wahyu Nengsih
AU  - Murni Sianturi
AU  - Khumaeroh Dwi Nur ‘Aini
AU  - Etriana Meirista
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BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2018)
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