Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Inovatif Tipe Problem Centered Learning dengan Menggunakan LKS Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Siswa Kelas VIII MTsN Koto Tangah Padang

This study was aimed at finding whether student learning activities and problem solving ability of the students taught by using problem centered learning is better than those of taught by conventional learning. This study is a quasy experiment using randomized control group only design. Population of this study was all of the grade VIII students of MTsN Koto Tangah Padang in 2015/2016 period. It used random sampling technique. Based on observation paper analysis, the student learning activities increased in every meeting. Problem solving ability of the students taught by using problem centered learning model was better than those of taught by using conventional learning.