Improving Students Problems Solving Capacity Through The Discovery Learning Model Assisted By Autograph Media

Abstract

This research aims to find out: (1) whether there is a significant increase in students' mathematical problem-solving abilities through the discovery learning model assisted by autograph media; (2) whether there is an interaction between students' initial mathematical abilities and students' mathematical problem-solving abilities; and (3) how students respond to the discovery learning model assisted by autograph media. This research is quasi-experimental. The population of this study was class XI SMA N 02 Rantau Selatan, and two classes were selected as the sample. The experimental class received discovery learning assisted by autograph media, and the control class received conventional learning. The instruments used consist of: (1) a test of students' mathematical problem-solving abilities; (2) a questionnaire of students' responses to the Discovery Learning model assisted by Autograph media. The results of the research show that (1) there is a significant increase in students' mathematical problem-solving abilities; (2) there is an interaction between students' initial mathematical abilities and students' mathematical problem-solving abilities; and (3) there is a positive response to the Discovery Learning model assisted by Autograph media.