Profile of the mathematical literacy ability of junior high school teachers in Samarinda

Abstract

Education plays an important role to solve problems that are increasingly complex. It is now required that education can equip and prepare graduates to be able to cope with jobrelated challenges. PISA has introduced the term mathematical literacy as one's ability to identify and understand the role of mathematics in making a suitable judgment in order to satisfy the needs of constructive and reflective citizens. The urgency of mathematical literacy has caught attention of many countries, especially Indonesia. However, mathematical literacy of teachers and students in East Kalimantan has never been studied in-depth. Data from 2019 National Examination for Secondary School implies that the province's mathematics mean score was lower than the national one. It is conjectured that the culture in East Kalimantan may have been the cause. Consequently, identification and mapping of middle school mathematics teachers in East Kalimantan are considered necessary. The current study aims to describe mathematical literacy of middle school teachers. It was an exploratory research with qualitative approach. The subjects were mathematics teachers from 23 middle schools in Samarinda and the object was mathematical literacy. Data were collected using questionnaire, observation sheet, and interview guideline. It was then followed by data reduction and coding, as well as representing into diagrams. Results of the study imply: 1) the subjects have a poor mathematical literacy in instruction planning and evaluation and a moderate instructional implementation. The results is expected to be a reference for further related research.