Abstract:
This research aims to assess mathematics learning that begins with a story about
the provision in a elementary school in Pekanbaru. Researchers looked at the ability of
teachers to motivate students and structuring mathematics learning that begins with
giving a story. Rule of the research is to study tfie actions performed three cycles_ Action
research conducted collaboratively with researchers and a math teacher. Research
subjects consisted of 21 fifth grade students (aged 10-11 years). The rule of data
collection is done through observation. The results showed that the ability of teachers to
run the learning of mathematics that begins with a story about giving unsatisfactory and
many have problems at the beginning of the action. However, increasing the ability of
teachers and steady at the end of the action. This is evident from the teachers' ability to
use mathematics learning that begins with a story about the administration of the first
cycle at an average of 22.21 which was ranked less, up to an average of 26.36 on the
second cycle that ranks well, and rose again to rate average 32.63 in the third cycle which
is ranked very well over the limit
