THE MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS OF THE STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH MAJOR IN SCIENTIFIC APPROACH BY USING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MODEL.

Abstract

This research aimed at analyzing the mathematical connections of the students in Vocational High School Health Major in Nursing and Pharmacy department in solving the questions of sequence and series which is presented using scientific approach in problem based learning model. This research was held in Visi Global Vocational High School Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. Subject of the research is 24 students which contain of students in the nursing major and pharmacy major in the form of heterogeneous group which contains of 4 students in each group. Every students was given the introduction of the materials by worksheet which was arranged based on the materials and using term which is connected with health. The task of solving the problem in the test step was showed the result of the study in the form of essay with the material of sequence and series in tenth grade. The results are the rate of the students’ activity is 95%, the rate of students’ positive response on learning is 90,4% and the last is the result of the students’ achievement test is observed from their analysis of mathematical connection level. The students’ mathematic connection activity on the process of solving the questions showed that there is a dictinction between a student with another students. There are some finding about the method of solving the questions which is used by the students according to their learning experience.