Mathematical Literacy of Vocational School Students in North Kalimantan

Abstract

This study aims to describe the mathematical literacy skills of the food crops and horticulture agribusiness students at Bulungan Regency. This case study research focuses on mathematical literacy with the key informants are 5 students of the Agribusiness expertise program who are currently studying at the school. Through interviews, observation, and documentation analysis, it was found that the subject studied mathematics in a context according to the competence of his expertise, which was related to horticultural plants. The mathematics competencies studied refer to the basic competencies in accordance with the vocational high school curriculum structure. Delivering mathematical problems in the form of word problems using the context of horticultural plants is easier for the subject to understand than using other contexts.