Peningkatan motivasi dan koneksi matematis siswa SMP melalui pictorial riddle

This study aims to analyze the increased motivation and mathematical connection of junior high school students through pictorial riddle. This is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The population is students in the SMP Negeri 55 Surabaya. The subjects of this study were 4 student who wereselected by purposive sampling. The instruments used were a motivation questionnaire sheet, a mathematical connection test sheet and an interview guide. The motivation questionnaire sheet contains 15 statements, the mathematical connection test sheet contains 3 questions and the interview guide contains 11 questions. The data from the questionnaire results were analyzed by checking the questionnaire sheet, scoring, and adding up the overall score. The test result data were analyzed by checking the test sheet, scoring, and adding up the overall score. The interview data were analyzed by playing the recorded interviews,transcribing the results of the interviews, selecting the interview transcripts according to the test sheets, processing the interview transcripts, describing the results of the transcripts, making conclusions. The results showed that students motivation and mathematical connections increased after the use of pictorial riddle. This improvement can be seen from the results of the motivation questionnaire and the results of the mathematical connection test which show the fulfillment of all motivational indicators and mathematical connections after the use of pictorial riddle.