Enhancement of Junior High School Students Problem Solving Ability Using Missoury Mathematics Project Learning Model with Individual and Small Group Assignments

Abstract

Mathematical problem solving ability is very important since it can help students to solve
their daily problems. Studies shows that most of students only wants to know the standard
procedures when they learn mathematics, and tends to give up when the given problems are
different. This comparative study aims to know the students mathematical problem solving
enhancements, and whether there is significant difference between two groups of students
which acquire Missoury Mathematics Project learning model with individual or small group
assignments. Samples for this research are junior high school students from SMP Advent II
Bandung, grade seven. The instruments used in this research are mathematical problem
solving test and quesionaire of responses. The research result shows that the mathematical
problem solving enhancement categorized as high1. And there is a significant difference
between those two groups of students which acquire Missoury Mathematics Project learning
model with individual or small group assignments2. While the result from the quesionaire of
responses shows that students like the Missoury Mathematics Project learning model.