UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIS SISWA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL THINK-TALK-WRITE (TTW) DI SMP NEGERI 4 SIBOLGA

Abstract

This study aims to know whether there is an increase students’ mathematical communication ability by using Think Talk Write (TTW) learning model at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Sibolga  2017/2018 Academic Year. The research was conducted by applying action research with 30 students as the subject. The research consisted   two cycles and the end of each cycle was given   a set of test. Based on descriptive analyzes, it could be found that a) The first cycle was found  22 students were completed (73.33%) through mathematical communication ability test and the second cycle was found 27 students were completed (90%), increase of 16.6% and b) the average of students’ mathematical communication ability in the first cycle was 70.41 (middle category) and in the second cycle was 81.45 (high category), increase of 11.04. It is concluded there is an increase students’ mathematical communication ability by using Think Talk Write (TTW) learning model at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Sibolga  2017/2018 Academic Year.