Abstract
The aim of this study is to know the differences of enhancement in mathematical problem solving ability (MPSA) between the students who received soft skill-based metacognitive learning (SSML) with the students who got conventional learning (CL). This research is a quasi experimental design with pretest-postest control group. The population in this study is the students of Junior High School in Pekanbaru city. The sample consist of 135 students, 68 of them are from the high-level school, and 67 students are from the middle-level school. The instruments are mathematical prior knowledge (MPK) test, MPSA test, instruction observation sheet, students journal about the lesson, and the guideline for interview. The data was analyzed using t-test and two-way ANOVA. The result of data analysis indicates: (1) overall, the enhancement of students' MPSA with SSML approach significantly is higher than those with conventional learning (CL); (2) there is no interaction between the learning approach (SSML and CL) with the school level (high and middle) toward the enhancement of MPSA; (3) there is no interaction between the learning approach (SSML and CL) with MPK (upper, middle, and low) toward the enhancement of MPSA.
Highlights
Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis (KPMM) antara siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran metakognitif berbasis soft skills (PMSS) dan siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran konvensional (PK)
The low of Indonesian students’ mathematical abilities are a classic problem that cannot be overcome in a short period of time
The major drawback found in the study are included in the determination of the appropriate mathematical model when solving problems so not completed impact on solving the problem
Summary
Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis (KPMM) antara siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran metakognitif berbasis soft skills (PMSS) dan siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran konvensional (PK). Indonesian students have low proficiency in answering the questions of international standard, especially in mathematical problem solving ability. This weakness appears due to the students are. Preliminary study (Murni, 2010) found that the mathematical problem solving abilities of students grade VII in several schools in Pekanbaru city is still low. Metacognitive strategies can help students to solve problems start from exploring its knowledge to solve problems, plan solutions, monitoring the process of thinking in problem solving, and evaluating the process and results of problem solving. This means, it can be said that metacognitive strategies are very important towards students in mathematical problem solving
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