Proses Berpikir Kritis Mahasiswa dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Grup Berdasarkan Jenis Kelamin

The Students’ Critical Thinking Process in Solving Group Problems Based on Gender

Abstract

This research aimed to describe students' critical thinking processes based on gender in solving group problems. The subjects were a boy and a girl with equal abilities. The instrument was a critical thinking test. Data were analyzed based on FRISCO indicators. The results are on the indicator of: (1) focus, the boy has difficulty in solving problems of power set context while the girl succeeds in any context; (2) reason, both subjects provide relevant reasons; (3) inference, the boy has difficulty in forming conclusions of power set context while the girl succeeds in all conclusions; (4) situation, the boy does not use mathematical concepts that are relevant to the problem of power set context while the girl does of any contexts; (5) clarity, the boy explains the conclusion of integers set context while the girl does in all contexts; (6) overview, the two subjects do not recheck.

Keywords: group algebra, gender, the critical thinking process