Open AccessStudents’ Problem-Solving Ability in Temperature and Heat Concepts
Author(s) -
Muhammad Reyza Arief Taqwa,
Revnika Faizah,
Lugy Rivaldo,
Dini Safitri,
Fitria Nur Aini,
M. I. Sodiqin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1339/1/012132
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , subject (documents) , mathematics education , meaning (existential) , representation (politics) , stage (stratigraphy) , psychology , computer science , paleontology , archaeology , politics , library science , political science , biology , law , psychotherapist , history
This study aims to determine the problem-solving ability on the topic of temperature and heat. This research is a survey research. The subject of this study consisted of 118 undergraduate physics education program students’ (46 first-year students, 29 second-year students, and 43 third-year students). The research instrument consisted of 4 essay question questions. The results of the analysis show that students’ ability to solve problems about temperature and heat is still in the ‘novice’ category. In solving the problem, 13.56% of students have completed the Visual Representation stage, 68.22% of students have completed the Describe The Physics stage, 79.45% of students have completed the Plan A Solution and Excute The Plan stages, and 22.67% of students have completed the Evaluate The Answer stage. Most students only use mathematical equations without understanding their meaning.