Student Cognitive Performance Level Based on SOLO Taxonomy and Student’s Personality Type

Abstract

This research study aims to analyze the level of cognitive performance of students based
on the SOLO Taxonomy in solving mathematics story problems in terms of student’s
personality type. This study uses descriptive qualitative method. The data analysis
technique used is data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. There are 5 subjects
in this study, which is taken from seventh grade junior high school students using purposive
sampling technique based on the results of personality type questionnaires. From the
results, in one class the dominant personality type is the Extraversion personality, followed
by Conscientiousness, Openness, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Based on analysis result
and the fulfillment of SOLO Taxonomy indicators, students with Openness and
Agreeableness personality types can reach multi-structural level with cognitive
performance level being able to use some relevant information to solve problems.
Conscientiousness type students are able to reach rational level with cognitive performance
level who can use some relevant information and its relationship to solve problems.
Extraversion students are able to achieve Extended Abstract level with the level of
cognitive performance who can relate some relevant information and generalize it to solve
problems. Neurotism students are able to reach uni-structural level by only being able to
focus on one relevant information and have difficulty to determine problem solving
strategies. Therefore, it is obtained that the personality type possessed by students
contribute to the level of student’s cognitive performance which can be seen from the way
students make decisions when working on the given math story problems