Rigorous questions in discussion learning method plays a dominant role in the successful delivery of lessons for slow learners at higher education. This study aims to propose a framework to achieve good critical thinking for slow learners through Rigorous Mathematics computational Thinking (RMcT) model. This study used qualitative approach to describe slow learner’s critical thinking by using RMcT model. The instruments used in this study were test instrument, critical thinking questionnaire, and interview guideline as supporting instrument to describe slow learner’s critical thinking through RMcT model. The subjects were college students in mathematics modelling course in mathematics education department. Based on critical thinking test results, slow learners could divide variable used in mathematics modelling. Based on questionnaire results, slow learner students build their own understanding and solve the problem based on their experience while answering the given question during learning process. In addition, the interview they feel that the instructor can mediated the problem by giving analogy to the other material. In summary, RMcT could mediate slow learner’s critical thinking as its characteristics (by using Rigorous questions). Findings are useful for designers, service providers and policy makers of special needs higher school when implementing teaching strategy to mediated real-life problems into mathematics modelling for slow learners.
This is an ethnographic qualitative research of which three main objectives are to describe the 1) advanced, 2) intermediate, and 3) low metacognition levels in solving mathematics problem. In conducting the research, purposive sampling technique was used to determine the research subjects that were the students (i.e. the students with advanced, intermediate, and low metacognition levels) of X IPA 3 class of SMA Negeri 2 Surakarta. The data were collected through observations, documentations, and interviews in which the data validity was measured using triangulation between the sources and the methods used. Afterwards, the data were analyzed inductively. The results of this research suggested that: 1) students with advanced metacognition level are able to perform all the characteristics of awareness aspect in indicator A1, three characteristics of evaluation aspect of indicator E1, and two characteristics of regulation aspect in indicator R1, 2) students with intermediate metacognition level are able to perform four characteristics of awareness aspect in A1, two characteristics of evaluation aspect in E1 indicator, and two characteristics of regulation aspect in R1, 3) students with low metacognition level are able to perform two characteristics of awareness aspect in A1, two characteristics of evaluation aspects in E1, and one characteristic of regulation aspect in R1.
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