Effect of problem type toward students' conceptual understanding level on heat and temperature

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series Vol. 909; no. 1; pp. 12054 - 12063
• Main Authors: Ratnasari, D, Sukarmin, Suparmi, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Data analysis; Descriptive research; Heat; Physics; Students; Teachers
• ISSN: 1742-6588; 1742-6596
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/909/1/012054

The aim of this research is to analyze the level of students' understanding of heat and temperature concept and effect of problem type toward students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature. This research is descriptive research with the subjects of the research are 96 students from high, medium, and low categorized school in Surakarta. Data of level of students' conceptual understanding is from students' test result using essay instrument (arranged by researcher and arranged by the teacher) and interview. Before being tested in the samples, essay instrument is validated by the experts. Based on the result and the data analysis, students' conceptual understanding level of 10th grade students on heat and temperature is as follows: (1) Most students have conceptual understanding level at Partial Understanding with a Specific Misconception (PUSM) with percentage 28,85%; (2) Most students are able to solve mathematic problem from teacher, but don't understand the underlying concept.