Mathematical representation analysis of students in solving mathematics problems

Representation of ideas in mathematics is fundamental to how students can understand and apply these ideas. This study aims to describe students' mathematical representations in solving mathematics problems that include pictorial representations, symbol representations, and verbal-written representations. This study used descriptive qualitative which involved 20 respondents of seventh grade students of Aisyiyah junior high school Bengkulu. The instruments were sheet of problems and interview guides. Three respondents were selected based on the completeness of the answers then interviewed to clarify the answers. The completeness was based on the use of mathematical representations that include pictorial representations, symbol representations, and verbal-written representations. The results of the study showed that students can use various forms of mathematical representations in solving the given mathematics problems, and even students can use three forms of mathematical representations, and some student only used one or two forms of mathematical representations.