DEVELOPING PISA-LIKE PROBLEMS LEVEL 4 TO 6

Abstract

This study aims at developing problems which valid and practical  and  to know the potential effect  of those problems in regards of students mathematical reasoning ability. The subject of this research is  student  in AR-RAIHAN Junior High School Bandar Lampung. This study is a development  research which  consists of two stages,  preliminary and  prototyping stages. In the preliminary stage, analysis for the research  subject,  curriculum, and theory of the levels in PISA were conducted. In prototype stage formative evaluation  of the problems were conducted by self evaluation, one-to-one, experts review, small group, and  field test. The techniques of the data collection in this study are walk through (expert review stage) for knowing the validity of the  contents, constructs, and languages. the interview (field test) and  questionnaire (small group and field test) for knowing practicality of the problems, and questionnaire (field test) and  interview (field test) for knowing potential effect mathematical reasoning ability of students. Based on the result of the questionnaire which measure the reasoning and argumentation abilities of the students, recognized by most of the student (90,91%) is used in resolving the problem furthermore on data analysis of this study the PISA-like problems level 4 to 6 has a potential effect on supporting/improving  students reasoning ability  

Keywords : development research, PISA-like problems junior high school, level 4, 5, 6 of  PISA

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