Improving students' mathematical academic achievement through self-regulation skills and creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the ability of mathematical self-regulation, creativity, and academic achievement in the learning process. This paper aims to identify the effect of mathematical self-regulation skills and creativity on students’ achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants in this study were 63 junior high school students in the city of Malang, Indonesia. This study is quantitative study. Data analysis used multiple linear regression with SPSS 23 application. The normality test and homogeneity test were conducted before data analysis. The results showed that 82.3% of mathematical self-regulation skills and creativity increased students' academic achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that 17.7% of supporting factors other than the ability of mathematical self-regulation and creativity affected students' academic achievement. The study results can provide educators with information to plan learning based on mathematical self-regulation skills and creativity to improve students' academic achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: mathematical academic, academic achievement, self-regulation skills, creativity, COVID-19 pandemic.