Profile of Numeracy Literacy Ability and Self-Efficacy of Students in Mathematics Education

Abstract

Numeracy literacy is an essential part of supporting a student's future success. This study aims to describe the profile of numeracy literacy to determine its correlation with the self-efficacy of Integrated Islamic Elementary School Nurul Ilmi Jambi students from the perspective of mathematics learning. The approach used in this study is quantitative descriptive. Data in this study were collected through test techniques. Tests were conducted on two variables, namely numeracy literacy skills and self-efficacy. The population in this study was 268 grade VI students, while the sample was 29 grade VIB students who were taken randomly after the entire population was tested for homogeneity. The data were analyzed using two stages, namely the first determining the classification of the numeracy literacy ability profile into "high", "medium," and "low" groups. The second data analysis stage is to conduct a Pearson correlation test with the help of SPSS 25. The results of the study showed that, in general, the profile of numeracy literacy skills is in the "moderate" category, with an average score of 16. As for the self-efficacy variable, it obtained an average score of 25.8 in the "moderate" category. In addition, based on the correlation test, it is known that there is a significant positive correlation between the numeracy literacy score and the self-efficacy of students, with a correlation value of 0.433. Therefore, teachers must implement more systematic and integrated mathematics learning planning to increase students' self-efficacy. The increase in self-efficacy could improve students' numeracy literacy skills.