reflective thinking ability of junior high school students of 2 pleret viewedfrom self-confidence

Reflective thinking ability is the ability of students to answer a given problem actively andcarefully to obtain a more appropriate solution. this study is set to determine the reflective thinkingability of junior high school students in solving mathematical problems viewed from self-confidence.this research employs descriptive qualitative methods using questionnaires, written tests, and interviewsin collecting the data. the subjects are six students of eight grade of state junior high school 2 pleret. inselecting the subjects, the researchers use a questionnaire that divides students into three categoriesnamely, high, moderate, and low self-confidence. the results reveal that students with high selfconfidencealready have reflective thinking ability because they can understand the information well andbe careful in solving problems. the students with moderate self-confidence have not been able to evaluatethe problems because they do not carefully recheck the obtained answers. the students with low selfconfidencecan’t identify problems clearly and correctly, can’t remember their initial knowledge to solvenew problems, can’t evaluate problems, and can’t draw conclusions from a given problem.