The development of worksheet oriented by visual learning style to measure geometry problem-solving skills

Abstract

Abstract Based on information from the math teacher at MTs. Nurul Islam Pasirian-Lumajang (East Java, Indonesia) which has 150 students of grade VII, there is a phenomenon was interesting. Many students like geometry lesson, this can be seen when the learning takes place with the media used interesting and many students like to draw flat shapes. However, when dealing with geometry problems, many students have difficulty determining the solution method. This study aims to develop teaching materials in the form of student worksheets on the circumference and area of a rectangle oriented towards students’ visual learning styles and visual perception skills. Next students will be given a test to analyze the ability to solve problems and in accordance with Polya’s problem solving steps that must be carried out sequentially, namely: understanding the problem, compiling a settlement plan, implementing the settlement plan, and checking the solutions that have been obtained. The development model used is the ADDIE model which includes: (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Development or Production, (4) Implementation, and (5) Evaluation. Geometry material taken in this research is the perimeter and area of the rectangle. The results obtained from the analysis stage, that 50% of students have a visual learning style and for task analysis, the results obtained, of the 10 students who answered correctly there were only 2 students who answered correctly. After students read the material and worked on worksheets oriented to visual learning styles, there was a relatively significant change, out of 10 students there was only 1 student who did not understand in solving geometry problems.