The effect of metacognitive strategies on mathematical problem-solving ability: A systematic literature review.

This paper is a systematic literature review (SLR) of the effect of metacognitive strategies on mathematical problem-solving ability. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of applying metacognitive strategies on students' mathematical problem-solving abilities. The steps in SLR involve, 1) develop research question; 2) construct selection criteria; 3) develop search strategy; 4) select studies using selection criteria; 5) assess the quality of studies; 6) synthesis result of research question. The search for relevant articles was carried out on online publications such as ProQuest, Google Scholar, dan ScienceDirect published in the 2010-2021 period. The authors obtained 9 articles that were included in the criteria for determining the selection of relevant literature. The results o that metacognitive strategies have an effect on mathematical problem-solving abilities. This is because, the components of the metacognitive strategy can raise awareness in students to carry out efficient problem-solving. This paper also found that students who use metacognitive strategies continuously will improve their mathematical problem-solving abilities. This research will provide information to mathematics teachers, which indicates that teachers need to use the metacognitive strategy in learning to maximize students' mathematical problem-solving abilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]