Implementation of literacy and numeracy in increasing the interest in learning of grade VII students at MTS Nurul Falah Kec. Gunungsindur

Abstract

Education is the process of strengthening the attitudes and behaviors of a person or group in an effort to mature humans in learning and training efforts. Yet some high schools continue to struggle to generate interest in reading and arithmetic, particularly in Grade VII. Reading, one of the literacy activities, and the key to educational progress and the gateway to diverse sciences. There is a need for learning innovation in the application of programs to train and improve the literacy and numeracy skills of students. Therefore, efforts should be made to promote reading and numeracy as daily routine activities before learning learners do literacy for 15 minutes. The goal is to improve students' reading skills by instilling a culture of reading and numeracy skills in the classroom. Several studies have shown that reading and numeracy skills have a significant impact on learners' critical thinking and problem solving. In this study researchers used a mixed research method, where researchers collect quantitative and qualitative data simultaneously (simultaneously), each data is analyzed. In the next step, the analysis results of each information received were compared and decided to read and count learners showed the growth of literacy and numeracy skills. The improvement of literacy and numeracy application skills can be seen from the results of successive questionnaires. Thus, this program is to achieve its goal of improving students' reading and numeracy skills.