ANALYSIS OF MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION ABILITY ON STATISTICS QUESTIONS BASED ON STUDENT LEARNING STYLE

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe students' abilities to communicate mathematically on statistics questions based on learning styles. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach and this type of research emphasizes quality and has a natural nature or is based on events that occur nearby. The data collection techniques used were filling out learning style questionnaires, teacher interviews, giving mathematical communication skills tests and interviews with research subjects. All students in class VIII C MTs Negeri 5 Brebes, totaling 30 students, completed the student learning questionnaire and mathematical communication skills test and received 6 research subjects based on the learning style questionnaire, each of which consisted of 3 learning styles, namely, 2 students with a visual learning style, 2 students with auditory learning style and 2 students with kinesthetic learning style. The results of the analysis show that the 6 research subjects have different learning styles and levels of mathematical communication skills.