Students' Intuition Characteristics in Solve Mathematical Problem in Stage Planning

Abstract

This research is descriptive explorative with a qualitative approach, aims to know the characteristics of student intuition in making the mathematical problem-solving plan. Data collection methods triangulate data through tests,/and documentation. The subject of the research is a mathematics education student of the Muhammadiyah University of Cirebon. The population of the subjects was fifty students and then selected who had the initial ability of mathematics was twenty five students, after that selected one female student whose TPMM and IPK is medium and has good mathematical delivery. The results of this study indicate that the intuition of students in solving mathematical problems at the stage of understanding Polya problem: First, Subjec using intuition is self-evident intuition, that is, statement, representation, or interpretation is considered the subject right by itself, the subject feels no need to show/prove formally the truth of such statements, representations, or interpretations. Second, Subjects use certainty's intrinsic intuition, ie the subject assumes a statement, its representation, or its interpretation, a certainty, no external support (formal or empirical to obtain it). Third, the subject uses intuition perseverance, ie the interpretation and the resulting representation of the subject tend to be difficult to change. It is proved by the tendency to not use something new beyond its mathematical comprehension. Fourth, Subject use extrapolative ness intuition, ie, subject to certain interpretations, decisions or conclusions based on insufficient information or data. It is proved that the subject is not intact in making problem-solving plans based on the Polya stage.