Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Siswa SMP pada Materi Statistika

Abstract

Communication skills need to be possessed by students in math learning. This study aims to analyze junior high school students on mathematical communication skills in statistics material. This research method is descriptive qualitative. The determination of the research subjects was conducted purposive sampling by selecting 2 students in grade IX. Data obtained by conducting written tests and interviews. Any data or information obtained is analyzed in descriptive form. The result of this study is that students have the ability to express the situation of images into mathematical models, and explain ideas, situations or mathematical relationships in writing. But students lack the ability to write about mathematics, read with an understanding of a written mathematical representation, and draw up arguments. The lack of ability is caused because students do not understand the concept well.