T MTK 1200913 Abstract

Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah Berbantuan Program Komputer Cabri 3D
untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Visual-Spatial Thinking dan
Habit of Thinking Flexibly Siswa SMA
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh hasil penelitian terdahulu yang menunjukkan
bahwa kemampuan visual-spatial thinking dan habit of thinking flexibly siswa
masih belum sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Salah satu pembelajaran yang dapat
diterapkan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking dan habit of
thinking flexibly siswa adalah pembelajaran berbasis masalah berbantuan program
komputer Cabri 3D. Penelitian ini berfokus pada upaya untuk mengetahui
peningkatan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking dan habit of thinking flexibly
siswa SMA yang belajarnya dengan pembelajaran berbasis masalah (PBM)
berbantuan program komputer Cabri 3D. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian
eksperimen dengan populasi adalah seluruh siswa salah satu SMA negeri di
Palembang. Sampelnya adalah siswa kelas X sekolah tersebut. Sampel diambil
dengan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel yang terlibat sebanyak 73 siswa, 37
siswa kelas eksperimen dan 36 siswa kelas kontrol. Instrumen yang digunakan
dalam penelitian ini meliputi tes kemampuan visual-spatial thinking dan skala
habit of thinking flexibly. Analisis data menggunakan uji-t, uji-t’, uji MannWhitney, dan uji ANOVA dua jalur. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data diperoleh
kesimpulan: (1) Peningkatan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking siswa yang
belajar melalui PBM berbantuan Cabri 3D lebih baik daripada siswa yang

memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional baik jika ditinjau secara keseluruhan
maupun ditinjau dari kemampuan awal matematika (KAM) tinggi, sedang, dan
rendah. Peningkatan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking ditinjau secara
keseluruhan, kategori KAM tinggi, dan sedang pada kelas eksperimen masuk
klasifikasi sedang sedangkan kategori KAM rendah masuk klasifikasi peningkatan
rendah. (2) Terdapat perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking
berdasarkan kategori KAM. (3) Tidak ada interaksi antara pembelajaran dan
KAM terhadap peningkatan kemampuan visual-spatial thinking. (4) Habit of
thinking flexibly untuk kedua kelas tidak berbeda secara signifikan.
Kata kunci: kemampuan visual-spatial thinking, habit of thinking flexibly, PBM
berbantuan Cabri 3D.

Pitriani, 2014
PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH BERBANTUAN PROGRAM KOMPUTER CABRI 3D UNTUK
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN VISUAL-SPATIAL THINKING DAN HABIT OF THINKING FLEXIBLY SISWA
SMA
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The Computer Program of Cabri 3D-Assisted Problem Based Learning
for Enhancing High School Students' Visual-Spatial Thinking Ability and

Habit of Thinking Flexibly
ABSTRACT
The research was grounded by the results of previous research which showed that
visual-spatial thinking ability and habit of thinking flexibly are not as expected.
One of learning for enhancing visual-spatial thinking ability and habit of thinking
flexibly is the computer program of Cabri 3D-assisted problem based learning.
This research focused on the effort for the enhancement students's visual-spatial
thinking ability and habit of thinking flexibly as a result of the computer program
of Cabri 3D-assisted problem-based learning (PBL). This study was an
experimental research. The population in this research are all students of one
SMAN at Palembang. The sample was a class X student of this school. Sample
was taken by purposive sampling technique. Samples were involved as many as
73 students, 37 students in the experiment class and 36 students in the control
class. The instrument used in this study included tests of visual-spatial thinking
ability and habit of thinking flexibly scale. Data analysis was using t-test, t’-test,
Mann-Whitney test and two-way ANOVA test. Based on the results of the data
analysis we concluded that: (1) The enhancement in visual-spatial thinking ability
of students who studied with Cabri 3D-assisted PBL better than students who
received conventional learning if viewed as a whole and in terms of early
mathematics ability (high, medium, and low). (2) Furthermore, there was

differences in the increase in visual-spatial thinking ability by category of early
mathematics ability. (3) There was no interaction between learning and KAM to
increased visual-spatial thinking ability. (4) Habit of thinking flexibly of students
who studied with Cabri 3D-assisted PBL did not differ significantly with students
who received conventional learning.
Key words : visual-spatial thinking ability, habit of thinking flexibly, Cabri 3Dassisted PBL.

Pitriani, 2014
PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH BERBANTUAN PROGRAM KOMPUTER CABRI 3D UNTUK
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN VISUAL-SPATIAL THINKING DAN HABIT OF THINKING FLEXIBLY SISWA
SMA
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu

Pitriani, 2014
PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH BERBANTUAN PROGRAM KOMPUTER CABRI 3D UNTUK
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN VISUAL-SPATIAL THINKING DAN HABIT OF THINKING FLEXIBLY SISWA
SMA
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu