Abstract

This research was aimed to know the effectiveness of IMPROVE learning with PMRI approach and to describe student’s mathematical literacy ability based on their Mathematics self-concept and gender. The subjects of this study were the students of class VIII.4 as the experimental class and VIII.5 as control class. This research was conducted in SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau South Sumatera in the academic year of 2017/2018. The result of this study showed that IMPROVE learning with PMRI approach is effective. In the aspect of the mathematical literacy process, female students with high mathematics self-concept is excellent in seven aspects, male students with high mathematics self-concept master in six aspects, women and men students with moderate mathematics self-concept master in the six aspects well, female students with low self-concept mathematics excellent in seven aspects, men with low mathematics self-concept mastered the five aspects well, and the last, female and male students with very low mathematics self-concept each mastered two aspects and five aspects.