DESCRIPTION OF STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APTITUDE TREATMENT INTERACTION BASED ON COGNITIVE STYLE OF GRADE IX.2 AT SMPN 26 MAKASSAR
ABSTRACT: The study aims to
describe the students’ activity in Mathematics learning through the
implementation of aptitude treatment interaction based on cognitive style of
grade IX.2 at SMPN 26 Makassar. The study is qualitative research. The subjects
of the research are 6 students consist of high ability group of field
independent cognitive style, high ability group of field dependent cognitive
style, medium ability group of field independent cognitive style, medium
ability group of field dependent cognitive style, low ability group of field
independent cognitive style and low ability group of field dependent cognitive
style. The instruments of the research are: 1) students’ activity observation
sheet; 2) learning result test; and 3) interview guidance. The results of the
study are 1) the research subject of high ability group of field dependent
cognitive style indicates the activities conducted were paying attention to the
teacher’s explanation, prefer to ask the teacher, less serious in reading books
because more focusing on the teacher’s explanation, working on students’
worksheet cooperatively than individually, prefer to work on evaluation
exercise individually, and pleased to present/respond students’ questions well;
2) the research subject of medium ability group of field dependent cognitive
style shows the activities conducted were paying attention to the teacher’s
explanation seriously, asking the teacher and students, sometimes working on
students’ worksheet cooperatively and individually, delighted to work on
evaluation exercise individually, presenting and responding students’ questions
and learning result well; 3) the research subject of low ability group of field
dependent cognitive style reveals the activities conducted were paying
attention to the teacher’s explanation seriously in the beginning of learning
but paying less attention to the teacher in the end, asking the teacher,
delighted to work on students’ worksheet cooperatively, sometimes working on
evaluation exercise by relying on students’ ability, and not
presenting/responding/asking other students; 4) the research subject of high
ability group of field independent cognitive style shows the activities
conducted were prefer more on reading books than paying attention on the
teacher’s explanation, focusing more on reading books than asking/giving
comments to friend/teacher, more comfortable on working on students’ worksheet
individually, focusing more and pleased in working evaluation exercise
individually as well as presenting and responding students’ learning result
well; 5) the research subject of medium ability group of field independent
cognitive style reveals the activities conducted were delighted to obtain much
information such as paying attention to the teacher’s explanation and reading
books, not asking and only giving response on friends, prefer to work on
students’ worksheet individually, as well as presenting and responding
students’ question and learning result well; and 6) the research subject of low
ability group of field independent cognitive style indicates the activities
conducted were paying attention to the teacher’s explanation seriously, working
on students’ worksheet individually, working on evaluation exercise
individually, presenting the task result but not responding to students’
questions well, and asking students’ learning result which had been presented
Penulis: Mike Kusumawati
Kode Jurnal: jpmatematikadd160768
