Profile of Metacognition of Mathematics Education Students in Understanding the Concept of Integral in Category Classifying and Summarizing with Regard Gender Differences La Misu and La Masi
Department of Mathematics Education Universitas Halu Oleo
Abstract
This study describes the metacognition profile of female and male mathematics education students in understanding the concept of integral calculus in the category of classifying and summarizing. The metacognition profile is a natural and intact description of a persons cognition that involves his own thinking in terms of using his knowledge, planning and monitoring his thinking process, and evaluating his thinking results when understanding a concept. The purpose of this study was to produce the metacognition profile of female and male mathematics education students in understanding the concept of integral in the category of classifying and summarizing. This research method is an explorative method with the qualitative approach. The subjects of study are 1 female and 1 male of mathematics education students who have studied integral calculus. The main data collection of this research was obtained by using Interview technique. The results of this study are as follows there is no difference of metacognition profile between male and female mathematics education students in understanding the indefinite Integral concepts in category classifying and summarizing. There is difference of metacognition profile between male and female mathematics education students in understanding the definite integral concepts in category classifying and summarizing.
Keywords: Metacognition, Understanding the Concept of Integral, Classifying and Summarizing, Gender
