APPLICATION OF THE LEARNING STARTS WITH A QUESTIONS LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING CAPABILITY STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS

Abstract

This research aims to determine the increase in students' ability to understand mathematical concepts in mathematics learning with the Learning Starts with a Questions learning model compared to the regular learning model. As well as measuring students' attitudes towards learning mathematics with the Learning Starts with a Questions learning model. This research includes quasi-experimental research. The population in this study were class X students of Senior High School 2 Subang for the 2023/2024 academic year, then two classes were taken as samples. The research instruments used were written tests of students' ability to understand mathematical concepts and questionnaires. The collected data was analyzed using inferential analysis techniques. The analysis used is a test of equality of two means from the results of the initial test and the final test, using a significance level of α = 0.05. The results of the research show that increasing students' ability to understand mathematical concepts with the Learning Starts with a Questions learning model is better than increasing students' ability to understand mathematical concepts with the regular learning model. And in general, students responded positively to the Learning Starts with a Questions learning model. Thus, learning mathematics using the Learning Starts with a Questions learning model can be used as an alternative in learning mathematics to improve students' ability to understand mathematical concepts.