Research Article
Students’ Difficulties in Solving Ratios and Proportional Relationships Problems
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.19-12-2020.2309147, author={Nabila Ismi Fauziah and Endang Cahya M.A}, title={Students’ Difficulties in Solving Ratios and Proportional Relationships Problems}, proceedings={Proceedings of The 6th Asia-Pacific Education And Science Conference, AECon 2020, 19-20 December 2020, Purwokerto, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={AECON}, year={2021}, month={8}, keywords={students’ difficulties ratios and proportional relationships}, doi={10.4108/eai.19-12-2020.2309147} }- Nabila Ismi Fauziah
Endang Cahya M.A
Year: 2021
Students’ Difficulties in Solving Ratios and Proportional Relationships Problems
AECON
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.19-12-2020.2309147
Abstract
This study aims to describe students’ difficulties in solving ratios and proportional relationships problems. Qualitative research using the described method was the methods of this research which cover three stages. First, we developed four problems on ratios and proportional relationships. Second, we tested the problem with ten students in Grade 8th (15-16 years old) and interviewed all students about their solutions to the problem. Finally, we analyzed student answer papers and the results of the interviews that had been conducted. The results showed that are three common types of students’ difficulties in solving ratios and proportional relationships problems: (1) difficulty in ratios and proportional relationships word problems, (2) difficulty in applying arithmetic operations, and (3) difficulty in understanding the concept of ratios and proportional relationships.