PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUANSISWASD DALAM MENYELESAlKAN SOALMATEMATIKABENTUKCERITA

The main porpuse of this action research was to: (I) improve the elementary school students' understanding about the content ofstory fonn mathematical problems, (2) improve the elementary students' ability in solving story fonn mathemaiical problemS by right understanding the content ofthe story and right stated steps. This research was carried out at the fifth grade ofTegalrejo II Elementary School in Yogyakarta.· The research was carried out in three cycles; with each cycle consisted ofplanning, actuating, observation and reflection. The research data were collected by achievement tests, observation andinteviews. The quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, that were by finding the mean and carrying out t test;. where as qualitative data were analyzed by interpretative description. The reSearch finding showed thatthe descriptive statistic analysis resulted the improvement ofthe achievement tests result from the first action to the next action significantly. Only the first test result had not showed the improvement significantly. The qualitative analysis result also showedthat the students were relatively eagerer,· motivated and interested in the first action up to the next action in solving the story form mathematical problems. In the third cycle (the last cycle), at the component ofeagerness, enjoyement and easiness in understanding, showedthat the result was in the very goodcategory. In otherwords, students were relatively quicker in solving the story form mathematical problems by understanding the content ofthe story with given stated steps.