ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN PESERTA DIDIK SMP NEGERI 1 SIGI MENYELESAIKAN SOAL PERBANDINGAN SENILAI BERDASARKAN GAYA BELAJAR

Based on initial observations at SMP Negeri 1 Sigi, 65% of students had not reached the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM) due to difficulties in understanding word problems, performing cross-multiplication, and conventional teaching that overlooks diverse learning styles. This study aims to analyze students' mathematical problem-solving abilities on direct proportion topics from the perspective of Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK) learning styles. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected using a VAK questionnaire, a written essay test structured around Polya’s four steps, and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using the Miles and
Huberman model and validated via member checking. The
results revealed that the visual subject (MAS) fulfilled all
Polya indicators systematically and comprehensively. The
auditory subject (VAT) also met all indicators,
demonstrating highly meticulous calculations. Conversely,
the kinesthetic subject (MN) failed to complete the last two
indicators for Problem 2 due to rushed and inaccurate
multiplication operations. In conclusion, learning styles
significantly influence students' problem-solving abilities,
where visual students excel in comprehensive
understanding, auditory students dominate in calculation
precision, and kinesthetic students are constrained by a lack
of meticulousness in abstract calculations.