Yoppy Wahyu Purnomo, Pramita Putri Arifin, Rina Dyah Rahmawati, Ardiani Putri Rahmawati
One of the factors that influences how students learn mathematics is their mathematics-related beliefs. Mathematics-related beliefs are important, but in Indonesia, there has been little research on mathematics beliefs in elementary schools and in relation to grade level and gender. This study aims to determine the general profile of elementary school students' beliefs related to mathematics in relation to grade level and gender. The approach used was exploratory-qualitative, with research illustrations selected from four students. Data were obtained from drawing analysis, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that: (1) the general profile of elementary school students' beliefs about mathematics education tends to be a mixture of traditional and constructivist beliefs; (2) traditional beliefs dominate the beliefs held by students about themselves; (3) the general profile of beliefs about the social context is traditional beliefs; (4) elementary school students' beliefs related to mathematics in relation to grade level show no special differences; and (5) elementary school students' mathematics beliefs in relation to gender show differences in beliefs related to mathematical abilities and orientation-goals. © 2024, Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc.. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia
