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Students Spontaenous Problem Solving during Mathematical Abstraction test
Siti Maimunah ; Endang Cahya M.A. ; Elah Nurlaelah

Mathematics Olympiad is seen as luxury where only smart and highly gifted students can taste it. Its original purpose as a platform to explore students- mathematical potential has changed. Additional purposes such as school reputation, overall determination tools, etc. makes student rarely feel the joy of mathematics through Olympiad anymore. Meanwhile the philosophy of education always state that each student have potential that special treatment to be revealed. Spontaneous problem solving with three Main activities (Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation) is believed as the root competence the students need to complete mathematics Olympiad task. Yet the spontaneity on the activities couldnt be taught. It should be started and developed by the students within themselves. Mathematical abstraction model tasks need all of those three activities to be finished. This research is trying to trigger the potential of spontaneous problem solving on students by mathematical abstraction test. As the final, the students asked to finish mathematical Olympiad problems. The subject research is two students with middle score in mathematics learning motivation. The result show how mathematical abstraction test trigger students to learn more without having a label on mathematical subject included. At first they didnt know that the last test was mathematical Olympiad. Once they know, they become aware on their own potential and it changes their perspective toward the task they learn in class. Indirectly, it increase their ZPD. This research propose to conduct a wider research on how to deliver math subject in a more enjoyable way via mathematical abstraction model. As the task is presented in the form of test, they mostly rely on their own ability. It helps them to realize more about their own knowledge and potential. Overall, mathematics Olympiad is indeed a serious task, yet if the student can see this as high level game and have the joy while conquer it, why not? .

Abstract

Keywords: Mathematical abstraction, Spontaneous Problem Solving, Mathematics Olympiad

Topic: Mathematics Education

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/tzFQLd3DRegZ

Conference: International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education (ICMScE 2019)

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