Mathematics thinking ability in metaphorical based on personality type

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to describe students’ metaphorical mathematical thinking skills based on sanguinis and melancholy personality types in one-variable linear equation system (OLES). The data source of this research is the seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Kalibagor. Respondents in this study were taken using the purposive sampling method, there are two types of personality taken as respondents, namely the sanguinis personality type and the melancholic personality type. The methods used to collect data in this study were personality type tests, metaphorical thinking tests, and interviews. Based on the results of the research that has been done, it can be concluded that students with the sanguinis type of personality are able to fulfill four of the six stages of metaphorical thinking abilities. The stages that are fulfilled are Connect, Relate, Explore, and Transform, while the stages that are not fulfilled are the Analyze and Experiment stages. Students with melancholy personality types are able to fulfill all stages of metaphorical thinking skills, namely Connect, Relate, Explore, Analyze, Transform, and Experiment.