Muhtarom, Dwi Juniati, Tatag Y.E. Siswono
This article reports on beliefs in the problem-solving process of prospective teachers' with high mathematics ability on the two-dimensional figure and tangent to the circle. Data collected by interviewing the subjects related to their beliefs in the process of using the problem-solving worksheet (PSW). Results of the interview transcription and observations have been used to express prospective teachers' opinions about the problem-solving process. Next, the subjects were asked to practice solving mathematical problems. For problem-solving practice, the subjects were given the PSW and, then, asked to read it carefully and make their observations about the data collection process. This research shows that there is a complex relationship between belief system and the implications of solving the problem. Understanding what is believed by the person, cannot guarantee that the correct problem-solving process will be done. Even if someone believes in the concept, the concept connection and the stages of the problem-solving process, the correctness of the answers obtained will also depend on metacognitive ability in evaluating the undertaken problem-solving-process. © WIETE 2017.
Universitas PGRI Semarang, Semarang, Central-Java, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia
