JTAM (Jurnal Teori dan Aplikasi Matematika) http://journal.ummat.ac.id/index.php/jtam p-ISSN 2597-7512 | e-ISSN 2614-1175 Vol. 4, No. 2, October 2020, pp. 224-236 224 Mathematical Engagement When Solving Mathematical Problem With Brawijaya Temple Context Based on Mathematical Ability Level Valerient Trisna Alfaoundra 1 , Diesty Hayuhantika 2 , Achmad Budi Santoso 3 1,2,3 Mathematics Education, STKIP PGRI Tulungagung, Indonesia 1 valerienttrisna12@gmail.com, 2 dieztycha@gmail.com, 3 achmadbudipmi2019@gmail.com ABSTRACT Article History: Received : 08-09-2020 Revised : 15-09-2020 Accepted : 17-09-2020 Online : 03-10-2020 This research to describe the mathematical engagement of seventh grade junior high school students in problems solving with the theme of Brawijaya Temple with high, medium, and low levels of mathematical ability. This type of research is qualitative research using an exploratory approach. The students used were 6 grade VII students of Junior High School 1 Karangrejo who were students working on problem solving and interviewing. The results showed: (1) mathematical engagement of highly skilled students in problems solving with the theme of Brawijaya Temple, namely students having the engagement of “get the job”, (2) mathematical engagement of students with moderate abilities in problems solving with the theme of Brawijaya Temple, namely students having engagement is “I am really into this”, (3) Mathematical engagement of students with low abilities in problems solving with the theme of Brawijaya Temple is that students have “pseudo-engagement”. Keyword: Mathematical engagement; Problem solving. https://doi.org/10.31764/jtam.v4i2.2879 This is an open access article under the CC–BY-SA license —————————— —————————— A. INTRODUCTION The industrial revolution 4.0 is an era in which technology has become the basis of human life in the social, economic, political, artistic and cultural fields and even education. Education is the main pillar in advancing a nation and country by increasing quality human resources. To prepare quality education, it is carried out by increasing learning abilities, maximizing the use of the environment, good facilities and infrastructure, measuring and planning evaluation and monitoring, as well as good relations between schools and the community (Tabroni, 2013). With the engagement of students in learning, it will make learning more conducive. According to Fredricks, Blumenfeld & Paris (2004) student engagement in school is a multidimensional concept which consists of three components, namely behavioral, emotional and cognitive. According to Dharmayana (2012), that student engagement consists of the psychological aspects of the school, which shows the attention, interest, investment, effort and engagement of students devoted to learning work in schools. Student engagement is an important component and must be given special attention because student engagement is seen as an antidote to low achievement, high levels of