The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students

Abdul Aziz Saefudin; Ariyadi Wijaya; Siti Irene Astuti Dwiningrum; Djohan Yoga

doi:10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Abdul Aziz Saefudin ¹ ² ^* , Ariyadi Wijaya ¹ , Siti Irene Astuti Dwiningrum ¹ , Djohan Yoga ³

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¹ Educational Science, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA² Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Training and Educational Science, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA³ International Certified Trainer in Education for Asia, SINGAPORE^* Corresponding Author

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The mathematical mindset of high school students is one of the important elements when learning mathematics. The mathematical mindset is an implicit theory of the flexibility and stability of human characteristics related to mathematical ability, intelligence, and talent. Through student responses obtained by filling out questionnaires, this study aims to investigate the characteristics of students’ mathematical mindsets qualitatively. This study found that most of the junior high school students had the characteristics of a growth math mindset with a little bit of a fixed math mindset. Most students believe that mathematical abilities and intelligence can be changed, even though they find it difficult to face challenges and difficulties when learning mathematics.

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mathematical mindset
fixed mindset
growth mindset

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2023, Volume 19, Issue 1, Article No: em2208

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin, A. A., Wijaya, A., Dwiningrum, S. I. A., & Yoga, D. (2023). The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 19(1), em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin AA, Wijaya A, Dwiningrum SIA, Yoga D. The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2023;19(1):em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin AA, Wijaya A, Dwiningrum SIA, Yoga D. The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2023;19(1), em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin, Abdul Aziz, Ariyadi Wijaya, Siti Irene Astuti Dwiningrum, and Djohan Yoga. "The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2023 19 no. 1 (2023): em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin, A. A., Wijaya, A., Dwiningrum, S. I. A., and Yoga, D. (2023). The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 19(1), em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770

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Saefudin, Abdul Aziz et al. "The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 2023, em2208. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12770