Mathematics writing ability on high self-efficacy students

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe how students with high self-efficacy can write mathematically. Write mathematically is rarely done by students when solving a problem. Write mathematically means how students write the problem-solving coherently, completely, and systematically. The students only calculate without looking at to other variables in the problem and write the problem-solving. It because the mathematics is considered a very difficult lesson. So, many students just answer the question even not believe in their ability. Student s confidence in their ability to solve problems is related to self-efficacy. This research method is a qualitative descriptive with purposive sampling. The subjects are three students in the 9th grade of SMP Negeri 1 Plaosan Magetan East Java Indonesia with a high category of self-efficacy. Data obtained from the results of written problem solving and interviews. One of the results of this research shows that students do not describe the problem s illustration well. So it can be known that students with the high category of self-efficacy cannot get all mathematics writing indicators in writing the problem-solving.