IMPACT OF SAVI APPROACH TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON TEN GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 1 AIR JOMAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the impact from application of SAVI (Somatic, auditory, visual and intellectual) approach to improve student’s mathematics achievement on volume and distance of three dimension material. Quasi experimental method was used in the study. The population of the study were ten grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Air Joman. The samples of this study were 60 students which divided into two groups, experiment group and control group. The 30 students in experimental class were given SAVI approach and 30 students in control class were given conventional approach. The data were collected using a set of test and a set of questionnaire. A set of test was used to measure student’s achievement in learning volume and distance and a set of questionnaire

was used to measured student’s attitude toward learning by SAVI approach. Both instruments were validated by expert. Software SPSS was used to analyze the data. The result of this study are: (1) students’ achievement after treatment given is higher than before treatment given both by SAVI approach and conventional approach; (2) the improvement of students’ achievement in SAVI class is better than students’ achievement in conventional class on the subtopic of volume and distance in grade X; (3) students attitude toward mathematics generally show a positive attitude.

Keyword : SAVI approach, conventional approach.