Analysis of indicators which items are difficult to solve in solving social arithmetic problems in junior high school?

Qualitative descriptive research is the type of this research. This study aims to describe and determine which item indicators are difficult to use in solving social arithmetic problems in junior high school. The subjects in the study were students at State Junior High School 1 Galur, with 91 students in the 2020/2021 school year as the sample. Student test results and documentation were used to collect the required data. The data analysis techniques used by Miles are: (a) the collection of data; (b) the reduction of data; (c) presentation of data; and (d) drawing conclusions. The results of the research and data analysis showed that the indicators of difficult items in solving social arithmetic problems in junior high school were the indicator questions number 2 (predicting the amount of profit), number 4 (counting the amount of loss), number 5 (determining the largest and smallest discount in the table), number 6 (summing up the discount percentage), number 7 (formulating and solving problems related to discounts), number 8 (calculation of the largest tax and smallest tax), number 9 (determining the amount of money that must be returned), and number 11 (calculating gross, net, and tare). After the analysis, according to the researcher, the students' difficulties did not lie in the indicators and questions given. However, it also comes from the lack of students' ability to read the meaning of the questions and the lack of accuracy in counting. In addition, it is also possible that students are also in a hurry to work on the problem and also guess the answers without counting them. Another possible factor is that students are not used to working on HOTS questions. There is a need for additional learning related to the social arithmetic chapter so that students can better understand the intended material concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]