ANALISIS KESALAHAN SISWA KELAS X MIA 3 SMA NEGERI 1 TANJUNGPINANG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2015/2016 DALAM MENYELESAIKAN PERMASALAHAN PELUANG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN KATEGORI KESALAHAN WATSON

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and classify students’ errors when solving probability problem. The subject of the study is 38 students of class X MIA 3 of State Senior High School of 1 Tanjungpinang. The instrument used is written test containing 5 questions that ask students to elaborate their answer and strategy. The instrument is validated together by researchers and mathematics teacher of class X MIA 3. Errors analyzed are categorized by using Watson’s error categorization including: inappropriate data/id, inappropriate procedure/ip, omitted data.od, omitted conclusion/oc, response level conflict/rlc, undirected manipulation/um, skills hierarchy problem/shp, and other than those categorized as the eight error. Result showcases that inappropriate data error appears 14.43%, inappropriate data 12.08%, omitted data 19.13%, omitted conclusion 21.14%, response level concflict 1.34%, undirected manipulation 12.75%, and skills hierarchy problem 19.13%.