Students obstacles of junior high school on learning quadrilateral
Winda Dwinovita, Rizky Rosjanuardi, Suhendra

Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

Quadrilateral is one of the most important in geometry, but in fact some students faced obstacles in learning this topic. The purpose of this research was to obtain a description of students learning obstacle, specially on quadrilateral. This research was a qualitative research with a case study design. The subjects in this research were 29 students of grade 7th of a junior high school in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatera. There were 10 students selected to participated in the interview. The data were collected by using observation, test, interview, and documentation. The results showed that there are students learning obstacles, which include ontogenic obstacle, didactical obstacle, and epistemological obstacle. The result of this study can be used to design an instructional material to anticipate the learning obstacles that will be faced by students.

Keywords: Learning obstacles, Quadrilateral

Topic: Mathematics Education