An analysis of students’ mathematical literacy skills assessed from students’ learning style

Abstract

This study aims to determine students’ mathematical literacy skills based on their learning styles. This descriptive research used a learning style questionnaire, a students’ mathematical literacy test to determine students’ mathematical skills, and interviews to complement the data. The data analysis included analyzing the learning style and mathematical literacy tests with data validity using the triangulation method. This study revealed several results: 1) The mathematical literacy skills of students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles were still deficient, where only 14% of students answering the mathematical literacy questions correctly; 2) The mathematical literacy skills of students with a kinesthetic learning style were better than students’ with visual and auditory learning styles; 3) Students with a visual learning style had been able to formulate the given mathematical problems, while the use of mathematical concepts and interpreting mathematical problems were still lacking; 4) Students with an auditory learning style had the lowest skills in formulating mathematical problems so that they mistakenly used basic mathematical concepts; and 5) Students with a kinesthetic learning style were able to formulate and use mathematical concepts properly and correctly despite still lack of interpreting mathematical problems.