The Relationship Between Students' Curiosity and Mathematical Conceptual Understanding Ability in Theorem Pythagorean

Abstract

The aim of the research is to determine the relationship between students' curiosity (X) and their ability to understand mathematics (Y). The research was carried out using a quantitative descriptive method. The sample was 35 students in class VIII of SMP Negeri in Jakarta, selected using cluster random sampling technique. The instruments used were tests in the form of multiple choice questions and questionnaires, each with 30 items. The results of the prerequisite test with the normality test produce an L count value of 0.073 and an L table value of 0.150 for N = 35, a significance level of 0.05, meaning the data shows a normal distribution. The results of the prerequisite test with the linearity test are F count = 0.469 and F table = 2.63, meaning the relationship between variable X and variable Y is linear. The results of the Product Moment correlation test are rxy=0.662 with sufficient correlation coefficient information, this shows that there is a positive relationship between Variable X and Y. From the research results, it can be concluded that there is a positive relationship between students' curiosity and their ability to understand mathematics in Pythagorean Theorem for class VIII at SMP Negeri in Jakarta.