Analysis of Understanding Concept of College Students Based on APOS Theory in the Ethnic-Math HOTS Question

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the concept of understanding college students’ethic-math HOTS question: Mathematics Higher Order Thinking Skill based on culture and local wisdom APOS theory. The type of the research used is descriptive qualitative. The subject of this research were 9 mathematics education students in the high, medium, and low categories. Each categories was taken by 3 students. This research used data collection techniques to the students’ conceptual understanding based on APOS theory and interview methods. The validity of research materials is obtained through time triangulation. The research results show that the level of understanding of students’ mathematical concepts based on APOS theory is at different stages. Namely, subjects with high abilities have understanding at the Action, Process, Object, and Scheme stages. Meanwhile, subject with moderate have three stages of understanding Action, Process, and Object and students with low ability only have the action stage.