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Junior high school students’ mathematical creative thinking ability based on gender differences in plane and solid geometry subjects
Mathematical creative thinking is the ability of students to find solving ways that are
unusual, unique, and have never been found by others. The development of the concept of
mathematical creative thinking can make students despair and give up, so that another ability is
needed so that they are able to survive and turn their difficulties to be opportunities for
themselves to advance. This study aims to determine the mathematical creative thinking ability
of class VIII junior high school students in one of the junior high schools in Bandung Barat on
the subject to construct plane and solid geometry based on gender differences. The samples are
4 students consisting of two men and two women. Besides that, the discussion of mathematical
creative thinking skills for junior high school students is viewed from gender differences,
between male and female students in terms of their creative thinking abilities. The instrument of
this research is a test of the ability to think creatively and interview. This study is a descriptive
qualitative research that aims to describe the ability of creative thinking mathematically in
solving problems of plane and solid geometry. The results show that the ability difference
between male and female students is that the female students have much better mathematical
creative thinking. In addition to gender factors, other factors can also influence the achievement
of creative thinking skills; namely, students and teachers’ readiness to learn, students’ basic
abilities and knowledge of mathematical concepts. Male students are more detailed in explaining
the shape of each space given to the problem.
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