PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN MODEL-ELICITING ACTIVITIES (MEAS) DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA SMP

Abstract

This study is motivated by the problem of student’s critical thinking skill. The purpose of this study are: 1) to investigate whether students who undertake mathematics learning with Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) approach have higher improvement in critical thinking skill compared to those who undertake learning with conventional; 2) to investigate students’ mathematical disposition towards mathematics learning under Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) approach. This study used quasi-experimental methods, while the population were all students of 8th grade of SMP Negeri 2 Cimahi, Academic Year 2012/2013. The test and non-test instruments were deployed in this study. The kind of test instruments used in this research was essay based on indicator of critical thinking skill and non-test instruments were in the forms of questionnaire, observation sheet, and students’ daily jounal. The results of this study show that: 1) students who undertake mathematics learning with Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) approach have higher improvement in critical thinking skill compared to those who undertake mathematics learning with conventional approach; 2) students’ enhancement on mathematical disposition towards mathematics learning under Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) approach is relatively good.
Keyword: Critical thinking skill, Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) approach, mathematical disposition.