A Correlational Study on Analogical Reasoning, Mathematical Creativity, and Logical Operation of Primary School Prospective teachers
Ifada Novikasari, Fauzi

IAIN Purwokerto

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the relationship between analogical reasoning, mathematical creativity, and logical operation developed by the prospective teachers. The research population was the fourth semester students of one state Islamic university in West Java and one state Islamic university in Central Java. A random sampling technique was used to obtain 47 primary school prospective teachers as the research samples from both universities. The results showed that (a) more than 50% of primary school prospective teachers had formal logical operation- (b) there was a significant relationship between analogical reasoning and mathematical creativity- (c) there was a significant relationship between mathematical creativity and logical operation- (d) there was no significant relationship between analogical reasoning and logical operation.

Keywords: analogical reasoning, mathematical creativity, logical operation, prospective teacher

Topic: Education