An Autocognitive Conflict and Its Mapping in Solving Mathematics Problem
Andi Fajeriani Wyrsti (a,b*), Cholis Sadijah (b), Abdur Rahman Asari (b), I Made Sulandra (b)

a) Universitas Papua
b) Universitas Negeri Malang

Abstract

An autocognitive conflict is a condition while students meet their cognitive conflict in doing mathematical problem. It is an abstract activities but important to expose, because it can be harmful to their knowledge construction process and their solving problems process. It can be described by using a cognitive map. Therefore, this research aims to investigated their autocognitive conflict that occurs in their thinking structure while completing mathematics problem and make the auto cognitive conflict map. This is a descriptive qualitative research that conducted in Universitas Negeri Malang. Subject in this research consist of two subjects. Based on our in-depth interview by using a think aloud method, we found that their cognitive conflict was an auto cognitive conflict and it can be illustrated by using cognitive maps. We also found that one subject failed to solve her autocognitive conflict, and have an impact on her problem solution. Beside that, the other subject was successfully in finding his conflict resolution and also his problem solution.

Keywords: auto-cognitive conflict, cognitive map

Topic: 1. Mathematics Education