Improving Students’ Mathematical Literacy Skills Through Multiple Intelligences Approach in Problem Based Learning

Abstract

This literature study was focused on Multiple Intelligences approach in Problem Based Learning to improve Students’ Mathematical Literacy Skills. There are some relevant researches to describe Multiple Intelligence approach in Problem Based Learning and improve mathematical literacy skills. Now, the implementation of mathematics education should emphasize how the concepts learned by students can be applied in the real life context. This means that students are expected to not only able to solve problems at school, but also the problems outside of school. This ability is called mathematical literacy skills. The implementation of Problem-Based Learning methods can be applied by teachers to be able to improve students’ mathematical literacy skills. Problem-Based Learning is a student-centered learning method in which students actively participate in discussion groups where they discuss problem solving strategies. However, not every student is logically intelligent. Therefore, the implementation of Problem Based Learning must be combined with multiple intelligence approaches that can enhance each type of students’ intelligence.