Developing Students’ Mathematical Critical Thinking Skills Using Open-Ended Questions and Activities Based on Student Learning Preferences
Table 5
Number of students at different performance levels and learning preferences.
Preferred activities (content analysis)
Student performance levels
Preferences
Low
Fair
High
(1) Students who like to participate in fun learning activities that can be used in life with teachers who understand the students. “I love the activities that are like a game.” “I love the activities that involve competition.” “I love hands-on activities.” “I love exciting classes, fun activities.” “I would like fun activities and a teacher who understands me.” “I love a teacher who instructs by using fun activities relevant to daily life.”
11
7
3
K
(2) Students who like to speak and listen in the class. “I love to listen to everything that the teacher explains.” “I love to speak and share my ideas in class.” “I love the teacher who explains content clearly.”
4
0
1
A
(3) Students who like to watch from the symbols, colorful letters, graphs. “I love to see the symbols that make me easy to understand.”
1
0
0
V
(4) Students who like to read and write from the textbook, worksheet. “I love to read from the book.”
