Profile of students mathematic connection ability managed in vocational high school

Abstract

Mathematic connection is part mathematic thinking competence meant as the interrelationship of mathematic concept internally. The study aimed to investigate the students' profile of managed mathematic conection in SMK Pelayaran. The study was qualitative with test method. The subject of the study was ten class year student consisting of three persons having different mathematic connection competence in SMK Pelayaran. The result of the study that students having high managed mathematic connection competence had characteristics of: 1) Able to identify problem other to mathematic concept, 2) able to identify concepts mathematic, 3) able to apply mathematic outside of mathematic context, 4) Able to determine basic mathematic to solve the problems, 5) able to understand mathematic concept was interrelated. Students with managed mathematic concept competence had characteristics of: 1) able to identify in other to mathematic concept, 2) able to identify concepts in mathematics, 3) able to apply mathematic outside mathematics context, 4) Able determine mathematic concepts. Low competence of mathematic connection students had characteristics: 1) not able to identify in other to mathematic, 2) unable to identify concepts in mathematics, 3) less ability in applying mathematic outside mathematics context . 4) Unable determine mathematic concept.