Students’ mathematical reasoning ability viewed from self-efficacy

Abstract

Abstract Mathematical reasoning ability is one of the mathematical competencies that need to be developed in school learning. Mathematical reasoning is indispensable in learning in school, where students are asked to think logically or critically and creatively in solving problems. Students must have confidence in solving these problems. This research is a qualitative descriptive study that aims to analyze the ability of reasoning in solving set problems in terms of self-efficacy. The subjects of this study were 31 students from class 8 of Junior High School 1 Polokarto. The instrument used in this study was a matter of mathematical reasoning ability tests and non-tests in the form of a self-efficacy questionnaire. Based on the results of the study, it was stated that students who have high self-efficacy still have difficulty in solving mathematical reasoning problems, students who have medium self-efficacy still have difficulty in solving mathematical reasoning problems, while students who have low self-efficacy always have difficulty in solving mathematical reasoning problems. Teachers should pay more attention to guiding students so that they do not despair to improve mathematical reasoning abilities so as to reduce student learning difficulties.