THE IDENTIFICATION OF MATHEMATICS STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTIC AND METACOGNITIVE LEVEL IN MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING AT SECOND SEMESTER STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN

Metacognition is needed in solving mathematics problem. It is defined as the
knowledge, awareness, and control of one’s thinking process. In solving
mathematics problem, not all students are able to use their metacognitive that are
able to process the thinking. The objective of this research was to describee
Mathematics Students characteristics and level of metacognition in mathematical
problem solving and to know students’ scaffolding question metacognitive in
answer the question of problem solving at second semester State University of
Medan. This research use qualitative data which is described to get the students’
metacognitive representation in mathematical problems. That is why this research
is included in descriptive qualitative research.
Held in second semesters students’ of Mathematics regular class C 2015 State
University of Medan. The subject in this research is the whole mathematics
students’ who’s taking Calculus II at State University of Medan. The students’
given test then grouped into three groups that us high level ability, medium and
low ability. Every group is taken two subjects to have interview to get more
credible data. Then, the data is analyzed to get conclusion from each group. The
result of the research is obtained that the high level ability students has reflective
cognitive use. Medium level ability students have strategic metacognitive use.
Low level ability students have aware use and tacit use.
Scaffolding questions given in the test should be help students in completing the
problem. From the result of this research is hoped will be source of information
and input material for mathematics lecturer, researchers, and all side which
needed especially in Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science State University
of Medan’s environment