The Trend of Geometric Thinking Studies: A Systematic Review

¹ Department of Mathematics, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
² School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
³ Department of Elementary School Teacher Education, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
⁴ The General Administration of Education in Riyadh, Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

^* Corresponding author: ammar.naufal@unm.ac.id

Abstract

This study focuses on reviewing information from several articles published in educational and social sciences journals worldwide to document the trend of geometric thinking studies in the Indonesian context. The current study shows that the number of publications on geometric thinking has increased in the last four years. The studies conducted in Indonesia and for Indonesian students used a systematic review guided by PRISMA to examine a hundred articles indexed by Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science and Technology Index (SINTA) between 2011 and 2021. Van Hiele’s Geometric Thinking Test, developed by Usiskin, is extensively used when examining geometric thinking levels in the intervention. In addition, descriptive analysis and a t-test are also employed. The result shows that the most common type of geometric thinking experimental research is quasi-experimental design, with the qualitative approach found to be the most used. Therefore, educators should increase the quantity of qualitative and quantitative studies from various nations about geometric thinking. Furthermore, it is also essential to examine the correlation between student performance in geometry and the teacher’s level of geometric thinking. Finally, combining the van Hiele Geometry test with interviews is strongly advised to provide comprehensive and in-depth data for examining geometric thinking.