PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN METAKOGNITIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN SISWA KELAS V SD DALAM MEMODELKAN SOAL CERITA MATEMATIKA PADA POKOK BAHASAN PECAHAN

The aims of this study are to identify the application of PQ4R metacognitive approach and to know the improvement of fifth grade elementary school students skill in modeling of math story problem on the subject of fractions through the application of PQ4R metacognitive approach. The study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) that took subject of fifth grade students of SDN 060818 Medan in 2010/2011 academic year, consisting of 47 students. Data collections were collected by learning scenario, research observation sheets, math story problem modeling tests, and metacognitive strategies inventory. This study consisted of 2 cycles of the first cycle consisted of 7 meetings and the second cycle consisted of 3 meetings. The result of the study show that application of PQ4R metacognitive approach can be used to reveal the fifth grade elementary school students skills in modeling of math story problem and there is increasing fifth grade elementary school students skills in modeling of math story problem on the subject of fractions through the application of PQ4R metacognitive approach.