Student Mathematical Connection Ability in Representing Multiplication at the Elementary School

Abstract

The Mathematical Connection Ability is part of the thinking ability that must be possessed by a person. Therefore this ability should be customized to be applied in everyday problem-solving apps. The purpose of the research is to determine the strength of mathematical connection in multiplications at the 3rd grade of Nurmadani Elementary School, Pekanbaru Indonesia. The subjects consisted of 28 students (10 male and 18 female). The research uses descriptive-qualitative approach and classroom action research. Data were collected using a form of activity data of teachers and student during the learning process and interview. This study consists of 2 cycles. The results showed that 80% of students could use multiplication in everyday life, and 92% of the students could represent that multiplication as a form of repeated addition.