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Identification of Mathematics Prospective Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding in Determining Solutions of Linear Equation Systems

Irmawati Liliana Kusuma Dewi , Zaenuri, Dwijanto, Mulyono

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Dewi ILK, Zaenuri, Dwijanto, Mulyono. Identification of mathematics prospective teachers’ conceptual understanding in determining solutions of linear equation systems. European J Ed Res. 2021;10(3):1157-1170. doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.10.3.1157
Dewi, I. L. K., Zaenuri, Dwijanto, & Mulyono. (2021). Identification of mathematics prospective teachers’ conceptual understanding in determining solutions of linear equation systems. European Journal of Educational Research, 10(3), 1157-1170. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.10.3.1157
Dewi Irmawati Liliana Kusuma, Zaenuri, Dwijanto, and Mulyono. "Identification of Mathematics Prospective Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding in Determining Solutions of Linear Equation Systems," European Journal of Educational Research 10, no. 3 (2021): 1157-1170. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.10.3.1157
Dewi, ILK Zaenuri, Dwijanto, & Mulyono, 2021, 'Identification of mathematics prospective teachers’ conceptual understanding in determining solutions of linear equation systems', European Journal of Educational Research, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1157-1170. et al. "Identification of Mathematics Prospective Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding in Determining Solutions of Linear Equation Systems." European Journal of Educational Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 2021, pp. 1157-1170, https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.10.3.1157.

Abstract

This research is motivated by a linear equations system, which is the basis for studying necessary linear algebra materials, such as rank, range, linear independent/dependent, linear transformations, characteristic values and vectors. There are still prospective mathematics teachers who have difficulty solving linear equations system and understanding the form of row echelon and reduced row echelon forms. In this study, subjects were three prospective mathematics teachers from Swadaya Gunung Jati University Cirebon who were taking matrix algebra courses. This study aims to reveal the conceptual understanding of prospective mathematics teachers in determining the solution to systems of linear equations. The results show that there are still prospective mathematics teachers who only use memory about the properties and procedures in determining whether a matrix is said to be a row echelon form or a reduced row echelon form. Then, there is still weakness in building the algorithms' relationship due to the immature knowledge of the concepts. Researchers found that many prospective mathematics teachers were more comfortable solving problems that were performed procedurally. Further research is needed to determine how the mental construction process and mathematical conceptual knowledge of prospective mathematics teachers are through meaningful learning so that conceptual understanding is maximized.

Keywords: Conceptual understanding, conceptual knowledge, elementary row operations, linear equations systems.


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