Solving high order thinking problem with a different way in trigonometry

Abstract

This research is a descriptive-analytical study that aims to describe how student solve high order thinking (HOT) problem. The research subject was a student who was chosen based on HOT problem-solving in a non-routine way and took a mathematics course at Science Education of Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa Yogyakarta DS Setiana1. Data were collected using observation, documentation and interviews methods, then will be analyzed descriptively. Based on the analysis that has been done, it was found that: (1) the strategy used by the student to solve the HOT problem was obtained from the internet; (2) there are errors when student applied the strategy that has been obtained in solving the HOT problem; (3) the student have difficulties when solving HOT problem in the same way. The results of this analysis are expected to provide a little description for educational activists related to the solving of HOT problem by students.