ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION ABILITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JIGSAW TYPE COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL IN SMP NEGERI 35 MEDAN

This research aims to describe the level of student’s mathematical communication abilities in the application of the Jiigsaw Type Cooperative learning model, and to analyze student’s difficulties in solving mathematical communication problems after applying the Jiigsaw Type Cooperative learning model. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The results of the research were obtained as follows: (1) The level of mathematical communication ability of class VIII-6 students of SMP Negeri 35 Medan with the application of the Jiigsaw type cooperative learning model showed that out of 30 students it was found that the number of students with deficient assessment categories totaled 6 students (20%), students with good enough criteria totaled 4 students (13.33%), students with good criteria totaled 12 students (40%), and students with very good assessment criteria totaled 8 students (26.67%). (2) The difficulties faced of class VIII-6 students of SMP Negeri 35 Medan in their mathematical communication abilities were deficient, namely experiencing difficulties with fact, principle, and
concept. For students with good enough mathematical communication skills, students have difficulties in fact, concept and operation. For students with good mathematical communication skills, students have difficulties in fact and operation.