Cognitive style and gender differences in conceptual understanding mathematics students
W Kusumaningsih (a,b*), HA Saputra (b), AN Aini (b)

a) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*widya.kusuma81.wk[at]gmail.com
b)Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas PGRI Semarang, Jl. Sidodadi Timur No. 24 Semarang 50125, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the understanding of mathematics concepts of cognitive, reflective style students based on gender in the matrix material. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The data collected from high school students of class XI in a cognitive, reflective style of male and female. The technique of data collecting used in this research are tests, interviews and also equipped with documentation. The data analysis techniques in this research are data reduction, data display and conclusion/verification. The data validity using technique triangulation. The results showed that cognitive, reflective style between male and female students have a similarity understanding of mathematics concepts. In indicators that give examples or examples of the counter of the learned concepts and have differences in understanding of mathematics concepts; redefine the concepts in mathematics; connect the various concepts in mathematics as well as outside mathematics; identify the characteristic of procedure or theory and present the idea in various forms of mathematical representation. Based on the analysis of the data can be concluded that the understanding of mathematics concepts of cognitive, reflective style on the male is better than on the female.

Keywords: cognitive style, concept understanding, gender diferences

Topic: Mathematics Education