Mathematical internal connection ability based on personality types of sensing and intuiting

Abstract

Learning mathematics is related to the connection ability. The mathematical connection ability is needed by the students to connect each mathematical topic, the other learning subjects and daily problems. The personality types of sensing and intuiting is the ability to process information. Every student has a different in receiving and processing information. It is cause by personality type, which makes the mathematical internal connection ability of student different. The aim of the study is to describe student’s mathematical internal connection ability based on personality types of sensing and intuiting. This research used the qualitative method. Subject in this study were four students of class VII in Junior High School which selected using purposive sampling. The results obtained that the student with intuiting type has more mathematical internal connection ability than the student with sensing type. Based the result of the research, it can conclude that the student who can connect each concept in same topic in mathematics may not have the ability to connect each concept on the other topics. Most of the students were only implementing the formula taught at school. Students did not try to explore a concept to the other topic in mathematics.