Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Type Tgt (Teams Games Tournament) Untuk Meningkatan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Peserta Didik

The low motivation and ability of students' mathematical connections and the change of educational paradigm, the paradigm of teaching and learning paradigm, teachers should create learning environments or conditions that fun, meaningful for the students, who in ahirnya expected to improve students' understanding of mathematics.This study was an experimental study with a sample of eighth grade students taking the D and E VIII in SMP Negeri 3 Plered Cirebon. The results showed that 1) There are differences between the students' motivation to use Mind Mapping learning with the use of conventional learning. 2) The ability of students to use mathematical connection Mind Mapping learning better than students using the conventional learning. (3) There is the influence between motivation and mathematical connection ability of students.