Analysis of difficulties in mathematics learning on students with deictic gesture type in problem-solving HOTS algebra test

Abstract

HOTS is a real-life based assessment of everyday life, but in practice, the students are having trouble in completing the HOTS issues. Learning difficulty is also influenced by gesture type. Edward (2008) explains that gesture with speaking skill is data resources about thinking in mathematics. Besides, gesture is part of integral idea in mathematics. McNeill classifies the gesture into 4 types, namely iconic, metaphoric, deictic, and beat. The researcher focuses on the type of deictic gesture that is the type of gesture to show object, event, or point out people. This study aims to describe the difficulty of learning mathematics of students with a type of deictic gesture in the completion of Algebra materials especially in solving HOTS. This research type is descriptive qualitative research. The results showed a total of 3.22 % difficulties of number fact skill, 7.52 % difficulties of arithmetic skill, 35.50 % difficulties of information skill, 30.10% difficulties of language skill, 23.70 % difficulties of visual-spatial skill.