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This study aims to examine the effect of the mathematical disposition of junior high school students on mathematical communication skills. This study used a correlation method with a quantitative approach. The subjects in this study were 31 student which is eighth grade at one of the junior high schools at Bandung. The instrument used consists of a test instrument which is a test of mathematical communication skills with the indicator is forming a mathematical model; arguments based on analysis of images and concepts; and the appearance of conceptual models, such as images, diagrams, tables and graphs and non-test instruments in the form of questionnaires about students mathematical dispositions. The results of the study show that the mathematical disposition of junior high school students has a positive influence on mathematical communication skills. Students who have a positive disposition towards mathematical learning tend to be active and can express ideas well.