Keterampilan Mengerjakan Soal Cerita Matematika Ditinjau dari Perspektif Organizing Skill pada Peserta Didik Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

Mathematics is a subject taught systematically in elementary schools, but students often experience difficulties in solving word problems. Word problems require the ability to organize information, plan strategies, and manage the problem-solving process systematically. This study aims to analyze students' skills in solving mathematics word problems from the perspective of organizing skill. The study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with 8 fourth-grade students of SD Negeri IV Giriwoyo as subjects. The data collection techniques used are structured interviews, participatory observation, written tests, and document studies. The data obtained were then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The study shows that organizing skill plays an important role in the skill of solving word problems as reflected through four indicators: planning the solution (planning), organizing steps (organizing), managing time (time management), and prioritizing tasks (prioritizing). Students with high organizing skill are able to plan systematically, organize steps coherently, manage time effectively, and determine priorities well. Conversely, students with low organizing skill experience difficulties in almost all indicators. The development of organizing skill through structured learning needs to be a concern for teachers so that students can solve word problems correctly.