The Enhancement Of Junior High School Students Mathematical Communication Ability and Interest Learn Through Song-based Talking Stick Models
Myti Sandri, Nanang Priatna, Dian Usdiyana
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
The low ability of mathematical communication and interest learn of junior high school students be a background of this research. This study aims to analyze the enhancement of junior high school student-s mathematical communication ability and interest learn through song-based talking stick models. A total of 23 experimental group students and 20 control group students in class VII in one of the junior high schools in Kota Bengkulu. The experimental group learned with song-based talking stick models and the control group learned with conventional learning. The instrument used in this research is a test of mathematical communication ability and questionnaire of interest learn. The data obtained were then analyzed using a test of normality, homogeneity, and two mean differences. The result of the research shows that: (1) Ehancement of mathematical communication ability of students who learned with the song-based talking stick models is higher than students who get conventional learning; (2) Enhancement of students mathematical communication ability in high and medium KAM categories who learned with song-based talking stick models is higher than students in the high and medium KAM categories who received conventional learning; (3) Enhancement of students mathematical communication ability in the low KAM categories who learned with song-based talking stick models is not higher than students in the low KAM category who learned with conventional learning; (4) Interest learn of students who learned with song-based talking stick models is higher than students who learned with conventional learning.
Keywords: Mathematical Communication Ability, Interest Learn, Talking Stick
Topic: Mathematics Education