Differences in Students' Algebraic Thinking in Online and Offline Learning

Abstract

Mathematics teachers still have to create their creativity in online and offline learning. Therefore, mathematics teachers must pay attention to the assignments given to their students. One of the higher-order thinking skills that teachers must consider is algebraic thinking. This study aims to describe students' algebraic thinking as impact of online and offline learning. Researchers want to see the difference in algebraic thinking between students who are given online mathematics learning and students who are given offline mathematics learning. This study uses a qualitative research approach. Participants in this study consisted of 30 students taken from 2 junior high schools taken in the city of Ambon. The research procedure carried out in this research process is the stage of giving questions and thinking hard, as well as the interview stage. The interview guide was made based on indicators of algebraic thinking (Herbert & Brown, 1997). The results showed that the algebraic thinking skills of students who were subjects of online learning were said to be incomplete because they experienced construction holes at the stage of looking for patterns and generalizations. In contrast, students who were subjects of offline learning had complete algebraic thinking according to the algebraic thinking process.

Keywords

• algebraic thinking
• online learning
• offline learning,