Analysis of Numeracy Skill and Mathematical Anxiety Among Eighth-Grade Student at State Junior High School In Kulon Progo Regency

Abstract

This study aims to describe numeracy skills among grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency, mathematical anxiety among grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency, differences in numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety based on school categories, differences in numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety based on gender, and the relationship between numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety. This research was a survey study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The population consisted of Grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency for the academic year 2023/2024, totaling 4,317 students, with a sample size of 377 students. The sample was drawn from schools categorized into high, moderate, and low strata using stratified proportional random sampling. Data collection involved a numeracy skills test comprising 20 items and a non-test instrument in the form of a 32-item mathematical anxiety. Data analysis used crosstabs, MANOVA, and Pearson's correlation. The research results indicate that the average numeracy score of Grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency falls into the basic category, at 38.09, the average mathematical anxiety score of Grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency is low, at 84.73, there are differences in numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety among Grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency based on school categories, there were no significant differences observed in numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety among students based on gender, there are significant correlation between numeracy skills and mathematical anxiety among Grade VIII students in public junior high schools in Kulon Progo Regency.