The Assessment of Students’ Cognitive Conflict by Using Student’s Cognitive Map in Solving Mathematics Problem

Abstract

Knowing students’ cognitive conflict when solving mathematical problems is important. We can explore some misconceptions and mistakes made by the students in constructing mathematical concepts. The aim of this study is to assess students’ cognitive conflict by using the students’ cognitive map. This is a qualitative study that conducted on one 6th grader student of SD Wahid Hasyim Malang. Based on our exploration by using students’ cognitive map, it was found that the cognitive conflict occured as a result of conflict between the students’ concept with facts/result of the concept.

Keywords : cognitive conflict, cognitive map