THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ INTERPRETATION ABOUT STUDENTS MATHEMATICAL THINKING IN "COMPARING MODEL"

Abstract

Students’ mathematical thinking is an important thing to be known by prospective teachers. It required the ability to interpret the students' matematical thinking. Based on that, they can determine the appropriate learning decision-making. Comparing model is one of the interpretation models from Wilson, Lee, and Hollebrands. This article will describe the characteristics of prospective teacher interpretation about students' mathematical thinking on the model of interpretation. Subjects were selected by considering them in following the students’ strategies in solving the problem.This study used qualitative methods to generate descriptive data interpretation characteristics of prospective teachers about students' mathematical thinking. Comparing model is a model of interpretation in which a person interprets student thinking based on student work. This study found 2 characteristics in comparing model thosewere comparing work and comparing knowledge. In the comparing work, the subject showed the characteristics of working on the problem first before providing interpretation and comparing the students' work with their own work. In the comparing knowledge, the subject showed the characteristics of not comparing the students' work with their work but with their knowledge or thought. Subjects did not solve problems in writing, but considered and explained how to solve in general.

Keywords:interpretation, comparing model, comparing work, comparing knowledge