Between mathematical intelligence and social relationship

Abstract

The process of mathematics learning in elementary school level should establish the affiliation of mathematical intelligence, mathematical dispositions and good social relationships. This study aims to discover the learning outcomes of mathematics learning process by investigating the affiliation of mathematical intelligence, mathematical dispositions, and social relationships between students and their peers. This study is associative quantitative research with product moment correlation analysis technique. The subjects of this study were fourth-grade students of SD Laboratorium. The data was collected using sociometric questionnaires, mathematical dispositions questionnaires, written tests, interviews with homeroom teachers, and student documents analysis. The results of this study revealed that good mathematical intelligence did not have an effect on mathematical dispositions and good social relationships. The results of sociometry questionnaire also showed that students who had good mathematical intelligence were not always liked by their friends.