Analysis of mathematical literacy skills and mathematics self-efficacy of junior high school students

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to describe mathematical literacy skills, mathematics self-efficacy and the relationship between mathematical literacy skills and mathematics self-efficacy of the grade IX students of the junior high school. The research subjects were 35 grade IX students from one of the junior high schools in Yogyakarta who had high math achievement. The results of the study are as follows, 35 students as the research subject have medium criteria in mathematics literacy skills. The result shows that the average skill of students in employing mathematical concepts, facts, and procedures has the highest average among other mathematical literacy indicators which was in the high category. The other indicators that are formulating situations mathematically, interpreting mathematical outcomes and making arguments base on mathematical information or mathematical outcomes were at medium criteria. The average of students’ self-efficacy was at high criteria. The relationship between mathematical literacy skills and self-efficacy of students was at medium criteria because of the R-value of 0,428.