THE LEVEL OF COGNITIVE PROCESS OF SPECIAL REMEDIAL PUPILS IN PROBLEM SOLVING OF SUBTRACTION WITHIN 100 IN KANOWIT DISTRICT, SARAWAK THROUGH HERMENEUTIC METHODS

This study analyzes the level of cognition of special remedial pupils in problem solving of subtraction within 100 by identifying the level of cognition that can be achieved based on the Thinking Skills Matrix in the Malaysian Curriculum and explores the cognition process that affects the quality of answers using an observation checklist. A qualitative approach through the Hermeneutic method is used in this study. The selection of research subjects was carried out by sampling involving 12 special remedial pupils who followed Mathematical Remedial learning in six national schools in Kanowit district, Sarawak. The text studied is based on scripted answers to a set of basic mathematical operations problem-solving questions and transcriptions of observation checklists. The findings of the study show the existence of a cognitive process level of the category of remembering, understanding, applying and analyzing in the writing of solutions to the subtraction operation problem in the range of 100. The achievement for a high level of the cognitive process is the category of analyzing Level IV which is to deeply analyze something in a complex situation to make the conclusion has affected the quality of writing answers. This study has implications for special remedial students in solving operations problems around 100 and the ability of teachers to identify the level of students' cognitive processes through solving basic mathematical operations problems so that they can help students improve their cognition processes more effectively.