IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEARNING MODEL WHICH IS HELPED BY COMICS BASED ON A REALISTIC MATHEMATICALAPPROACHMENT TO IMPROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY

Abstract

This research's purpose is to know the ability of problem solving in fifth grade students of SDN 010015 Sei Serindan, Sub-district Sei Kepayang Barat, Asahan regency with comics media teaching materials based on Realistic Mathematics Approachment Learning Year 2018/2019. The experimental design is based on the Pretest-Posttest control Group Design which involves two groups of students who are a group of experimenters who get learners assisted by comic media and a control group who get a tutorial with a conventional strategy. This research involved the two types of instruments, they are test and non-test. Instruments in the form of tests were used to extend the ability of mathematical problem solving and question solving. While the non-test instruments consisted of students' learning sheets, student learning activities and teacher opinion questionnaires. The results of the research showed that the ability to solve mathematical problems of students who got learning from comic media with the PMR approach was better than students who received ordinary learning. This can be seen tcount = 3,92 > t table = 1,9. Students with PMR approaching has a better increase in mathematical understanding than students who follows ordinary learning. This can be seen in tcount 6.30 >_ ttable = 1.99. Attitudes of students towards learning are positive. Student activities are more positive in learning and more able to solve given problems

Keyword:  Comics media, Problem Solving Abilities, Attitudes