Many students struggled to accomplish mathematics especially in problem-solving (Ibrahim 1997; Garderen 2006;
Zahrah et al. 2003; Tarzimah 2005). However, they still need to learn mathematics because of its importance in
daily life (Ibrahim 1998; Meese 2001; Aziz 2002; Kaufman 2008; Berch & Mazzocca 2007). They must be able to
solve problem because problem solving is important for the development of human competencies (T. Subahan
2007). In real life, students need to solve problems because that is a basic way to survive in our daily life and
mathematics is seen as the language. The primary and secondary mathematics curriculum emphasized on arithmetic,
problem-solving, communication, mantic-thinking, connection-building and technology application skills
(Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education 2003; 2001). Mathematics skills such as language,