Pendekatan Methaporical Thinking Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Penalaran Matematis Siswa SMP

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the improvement of student’s mathematics reasoning ability who study by methaporical thinking approach and conventional approach. And also examine teacher and student activity toward learning by methaporical thinking approach. Populate on this research is student grade VII of Rancaekek 2 of public junior high school and 2 class sample taking by random, on class is given by methaporical thinking approach and one class is given by conventional approach. Instrumen of this research is reasoning ability test and observation sheet of teacher and student activity. Data analysis by used of mixed method embedded. Base on data analysis we can get conclusion that (1) Improvement of student’s mathematics reasoning ability who get methaporical thinking approach is better than student who get conventional approach according to all; (2) Improvement of student’s mathematics reasoning ability who get methaporical thinking approach is better than student who get conventional approach according to KAM