ANALISIS KESALAHAN MAHASISWA UNIPA SURABAYA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL TEORI GRAPH

Abstract

Based on the researcher’s observation to students of mathematics education department of
UNIPA Surabaya, the material of graph theory taught in mathematics discrete course was a
difficult course to be understood by the students coherently and deeply. To acknowledge the reason
that caused the material of graph theory difficult to understand and to improve result of learning
mathematics, was needed to conduct error analysis. The analyzed error covering the area and the
type as well as error-causing factor, was done by the students to complete graphic theory question.
After recognizing the position and kind of error as well as the causing factor which was conducted
by the students in completing the question of graph theory, we can determined its alternative
solution. The research type done by the researcher was descriptive. The research was done in
UNIPA Surabaya. The core instrument in this research was the researcher itself, as the researcher
who planned, arranged, conducted, collected data, analyzes data, concluded and made the
research report. The other instruments in this research were diagnostic test and interview manual.
In this research, the data analysis technique was done through three stages, they are : data
reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The error area done by the students of UNIPA
Surabaya of academic year 2010 to complete the problem of graph theory was in problem of
understanding, namely the inability to correlate the relation between information and problem
solving which has many misconception. The kinds of error done by the students of UNIPA
Surabaya of academic year 2010 to solve the graph theory were kind of principle error because it
related to the error of understanding and implementing theorem as well as definition. The errorcausing
factors done by the students of UNIPA Surabaya of academic year 2010 to solve the
problem of graph theory generally was the lack of accuracy and not having the understanding of
theorems and definition to solve a problem. Based on the area, kinds, and factor caused the error
which was done by the students of UNIPA Surabaya of academic year 2010 to solve the problem of
graph theory so that the alternative model of learning in which the researcher proposes is the
model of meta-cognitive learning.