F. Santri, A. Asmar, I.M. Arnawa
Students' problem solving skills (PSS) at SMPN 1 Teluk Kuantan and SMPN 3 Teluk Kuantan still low. This type of research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. This preliminary research aims to know, review and explain: (1) Students' PSS at grade viii of SMPN 1 Teluk Kuantan and SMPN 3 Teluk Kuantan (2) The Conditions of mathematics learning devices was used by teachers (3) whether to continue the development of research based on problem based learning to improve PPS. Based on observations from SMPN 1 Teluk Kuantan and SMPN 3 Teluk Kuantan, concluded that the learning devices used have not been able to facilitate students to learning mathematics. So it is necessary to develop learning tools based on problem based learning. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Department of Mathematics, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia, Department of Mathematics, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
