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Publication Date: 2016-Apr-23
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Local Conjecturing Process in the Solving of Pattern Generalization Problem
Sutarto; Nusantara, Toto; Subanji; Sisworo
Educational Research and Reviews, v11 n8 p732-742 Apr 2016
This aim of this study is to describe the process of local conjecturing in generalizing patterns based on Action, Process, Object, Schema (APOS) theory. The subjects were 16 grade 8 students from a junior high school. Data collection used Pattern Generalization Problem (PGP) and interviews. In the first stage, students completed PGP; in the second stage, work-based interviews were conducted by the researchers to understand the process of conjecturing. These interviews were video tapped. The results show that the local conjecturing process can be grouped into two, namely local conjecturing based on proximity and local conjecturing by contrast. The local conjecturing process occurs at the stage of action in which subjects build a conjecture by observing and counting the number of squares separately. At the stage of process, the object and scheme were perfectly performed.
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Problem Solving, Generalization, Cognitive Processes, Interviews, Mathematical Concepts, Proximity, Theories, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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