How do indonesian sixth grader students make sense of directproportion: A closer look at student with mathematics anxiety

Abstract

This study aims to explore how Indonesian students make sense direct proportion concepts according to their level of mathematics anxiety. This research tried to uncover the meaning of a phenomenon for students who are involved. In represents the findings, this research emphasized on seeing through the eyes of students being studied. Fifty-six sixth grader students were asked to complete the CAMS instrument. After completing Indonesian version of Children's Anxiety in Math Scale (CAMS), three female students' mathematics anxiety levels were created (high, medium, and low). High anxiety student tends to fail in doing an understanding. Student used additive relationships, response without reasons, or use numbers, operations, or strategies randomly in solving the given problems. Medium anxiety student tends to connect the given information listed in the problem with the concepts that she has already had. Student used qualitative comparison, use rate as a unit, and response without reasons in solving the given problems. Low anxiety student connected the given information listed in the problem with the concepts that she has already had. Student used use ratio as a unit, make qualitative comparison, use cross-product rule, and use symbols, commonly algebraic symbols in representing proportions with full understanding of its relationships.