Open AccessTHE ANALYSIS OF PGSD STUDENTS’ MISCONCEPTION OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULT IN WORK AND ENERGY MATERIAL
Author(s) -
Tri Wiyoko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
curricula
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2502-0714
DOI - 10.22216/jcc.2019.v4i2.3869
Subject(s) - mathematics education , work (physics) , test (biology) , displacement (psychology) , energy (signal processing) , psychology , data collection , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , statistics , paleontology , psychotherapist , biology
The purpose of this study is to find out the misconception of undergraduates students majoring in Elementary Education Program (PGSD) towards the material of Work and Energy through diagnostic test. The study was carried out at STKIP Muhammadiyah Muara Bungo with the subject of research as many as 28 odd-semester PGSD students in the 2018/2019 academic year. Data collection techniques by random sampling and data analysis techniques used in this study are descriptive analysis. The research instrument consisted of 12 multiple choice questions accompanied by predetermined reasons. The results of the diagnostic tests of PGSD students in the basic science concept subjects of work material and energy found a misconception of 23.47% consisting of several concepts namely (a) work concept by force in the direction of displacement of 15%, (b) work by force which forms an angle of displacement of 42.5%, (c) Graph of force with displacement of 10.7%, (d) Energy imebcility law of 42.8%, (e) Mechanical energy of 6.2%.