The effect of mind mapping on the concept comprehension abilities for grade x automotive student of vocational public schools in Sijunjung regency

Abstract

Concept comprehension abilities is a very important aspect in learning mathematics. The low of concept comprehension abilities will affect the quality of student learning, which in turn has an impact on the low achievement of students in school. This also happened at the Vocational public School in Sijunjung regency. One effort that can be done in reacting to it is through the selection of learning models that can create a learning environment that makes students active. Mind Mapping technique is an alternative to increase student activity in learning. This type of research was quasi-experimental. The instrument used in this study was a test consisting of an initial ability test to see students 'initial abilities consisting of high and low initial abilities, a final test to see students' mathematical concept comprehension abilities. Data was analyzed by using the Mann Whitney U test and two-way ANOVA. Based on the results of data analysis, several conclusions were obtained, namely: (1) The Concept comprehension abilities of students who learn with Mind Mapping Techniques was higher than students who learn with conventional learning; (2) Concept comprehension abilities of high, moderate, and low prior knowledge who learn with Mind Mapping techniques was higher than students who study with conventional learning; (3) there is no interaction between model of learning and prior knowledge.