Abstract:
This research aims to improve learning process of numerical methods of student of
Mathematics Education Department of Education Faculty of Riau University in 2011./2012 Odd
semester. The studied variabels were (1) the students activity in learning process; (2) the students
learning outcomes in the end of each cycle; (3) the students perception about lecturer teaching
skill. This research did in three cycles with 23 students of participants. Based on data analysis
result obtained that (1) in learning, the students activity was the longer the better; (2) the average
of students outcomes was 77.565 in the end of first cycle, in the end of second cycles, its
decreased to 77_217; but its increased to 86.9565 in the third cycles: the final value of students
was 82.60% of A grade and 17.40% of B grade after calculated with task value in the end of
semester; and (3) student who followed numerical methods learning gave very positive reaction
about constructivism approach applying and the average of lecturer teaching skill was 3.725 in
very good category
