Literasi Matematika: Analisis Kemampuan Mahasiswa Calon Guru di Wilayah Perbatasan Indonesia –Timor Leste

Abstract

Preservice teachers play mainrole in education because theyare tomorrow’steacherand future instructional leaders. As an necessary skills in 21st century, mathematical literacy is pivotal in their professional preparation and formatin as qualified ed uactors. The aim of this research is to investigateprospectiveteacher’smathematicalliteracyskillsinsolvingPISA -Like problems based on their origin regency. Seventy five participants were involved which are from 4 regencies in West Timor : Belu, Malaka, North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) and South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) . Then it was analysed by using descriptive analysis method. The result shows that students from Belu occupies the first position in having good literacy skills. Meanwhile TTS obtained in the lowest position, disparity of mathematical literacy in TTS was the best. Based on PISA domain, it showed that the most easily content is uncertainty and data and the most difficult context is scientific context . Unfortunately, research found that 83% of participants can solve PISA model test only on low level and just under 20% of students can solve the modest and difficult level.