Ill-Structured Mathematical Problems to Develop Creative Thinking Students

Abdillah, Ajeng Gelora Mastuti, Muhajir Abd. Rahman

2018

Abstract

One of the main challenges facing lecturers is preparing their students to face the transition from acquiring knowledge of problem-solving skills to the challenges they will face after graduation. This study presents ill-structured mathematical problems (ISMP) to develop students' creative thinking. This research was conducted by giving a two-point ISMP pre test to 130 students in the fourth and sixth semester of the Mathematics Study Program and Mathematics Education on two state Islamic religious college campuses. Researchers evaluate and categorize students' abilities based on indicators of ISMP solving ability. Furthermore, six research subjects were selected from students who had the potential to think creatively. The results show that the presentation of ISMP is useful for developing students' creative thinking. In solving ISMP Students create diverse and correct answers, done in many different ways, and create a variety of different answers and correct. The development of creativity of students looked after given ISMP second, with the increasing variety and correct answers, the emergence of a variety of different ways, and creation a variety of different answers and correct. This happens because the ISMP has several solutions, has a specific context and complex situations; and in accordance with everyday life so that students feel they experience the problem.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Abdillah., Mastuti A. and Rahman M. (2018). Ill-Structured Mathematical Problems to Develop Creative Thinking Students.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs, ISBN 978-989-758-407-7, pages 28-33. DOI: 10.5220/0008516700280033

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icmis18,
author={Abdillah and Ajeng Gelora Mastuti and Muhajir Abd. Rahman},
title={Ill-Structured Mathematical Problems to Develop Creative Thinking Students},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs,},
year={2018},
pages={28-33},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008516700280033},
isbn={978-989-758-407-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs,
TI - Ill-Structured Mathematical Problems to Develop Creative Thinking Students
SN - 978-989-758-407-7
AU - Abdillah.
AU - Mastuti A.
AU - Rahman M.
PY - 2018
SP - 28
EP - 33
DO - 10.5220/0008516700280033