EKSPERIMENTASI MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) DAN GROUP INVESTIGATION (GI) DITINJAU DARI KATEGORI KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL PESERTA DIDIK TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR MATEMATIS TINGKAT TINGGI KELAS VII SMP NEGERI SE-KABUPATEN SRAGEN

Abstract: The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of learning models on the high order mathematical thinking skill viewed from the emotional quotient of the students. The learning models compared were PBL model, GI learning model, and direct learning model. This research used the quasi experimental research. Its population was all of the students in Grade VII of State Junior Secondary Schools in Sragen. The samples of the research were taken by using the stratified cluster random sampling technique and consisted of 269 students. They were grouped into three classes, namely: 90 students in Experimental Class 1, 90 students in Experimental Class 2, and 89 students in Control Class. The instruments to collect the data were test of high order mathematical thinking skill, and emotional quotient questionnaire. The proposed hypotheses of the research were analyzed by using the two way analysis of variance with unbalanced cells. The results of the research were as follows. (1) PBL model results better high order mathematical thinking skill than GI learning model, and direct learning model, GI learning model results better high order mathematical thinking skill than direct learning model. (2) Emotional quotient gives students different effect on high order mathematical thinking skill of students. The students with the high emotional quotient have better high order mathematical thinking skill than those with the moderate emotional quotient and those with the low emotional quotient, the students with the moderate emotional quotient have better high order mathematical thinking skill than those with the low emotional quotient. (3) There was not an interaction of the aforementioned learning models and the categories of the emotional quotient on the high order mathematical thinking skill of the students.Keywords: PBL model, GI learning model, direct learning model, high order mathematical thinking skill and emotional quotien