摘要：This research is based on an individual case finding, where the response from
individuals in answering the mathematical problems is initiated with perplexity to
proceed with the new finding by reflecting on the previous experience. This
research aimed at contributing practically on the indicators causing a perplexity on
students which described the initial process of reflective thinking through students’
argument exploration when responding to a problem. This research is a qualitative
research with a case study of two students as research subjects. This finding
showed that students stated four sequences of Arguments which described
perplexity of the students during the interview. This perplexity showed several
indicators that were students’ unfamiliarity in imagination and creation on nonregular
questions; incompatibility of problem-solving strategy owned by someone
with the new problem-solving coming from; misunderstanding of students due to
incompatibility in students’ experience, or the existence of a forgetfulness factor;
and the failure in generating new ideas and strategies.
