Open AccessFAKTOR-FAKTOR PENYEBAB MISKONSEPSI SISWA SD PADA MATERI LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS
Author(s) -
Yogi Kuncoro Adi,
Ndaru Mukti Oktaviani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
profesi pendidikan dasar/profesi pendidikan dasar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2503-3530
pISSN - 2406-8012
DOI - 10.23917/ppd.v6i1.7988
Subject(s) - psychology , qualitative research , purpose in life , subject (documents) , pedagogy , humanism , cognition , mathematics education , social psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , theology , library science , computer science , neuroscience
The misconception is a common problem in the world of science learning. This study aims to reveal the types and causes of primary science misconception in the life processes and living things. Therefore, qualitative case studies were used in this study and the primary school students were subject to this study. The results showed that students who had misconceptions in the concept of living, classification, breathing, and microbe and disease. In addition, the causes of student misconceptions were the students' pre-concepts, humanist thinking, false reasoning, and associative thinking. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that learning must promote cognitive conflict to correct the student’s misconceptions.Keywords: misconception, primary science