Open AccessProfile of the Interpreting Ability of Students on Static Fluid
Author(s) -
Nurmisanti Nurmisanti,
Yudi Kurniawan,
Riski Muliyani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of multi discipline science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2615-1707
DOI - 10.26737/ij-mds.v3i1.2395
Subject(s) - mathematics education , nonprobability sampling , sample (material) , pascal (unit) , psychology , mathematics , computer science , chemistry , medicine , chromatography , population , programming language , environmental health
The purpose of this study was to get a description of the students' ability to interpret the static fluid material. This research was a quantitative descriptive study and the sample was taken by purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 26 students at one of the Madrasah Aliyah in the city of Singkawang. To achieve this goal, students had filled in questions about static fluids in a multiple-choice test. The results of this study were a quantitative description of the student's ability to interpret the static fluid material. The interpretive ability category was adapted from the n-gain category. The results showed that the category of students' ability to interpret the concept of hydrostatic pressure and Archimedes principle was in the high category with a percentage of 88% and on the Pascal principle it was categorized as low with a percentage of 19%. The results of this study can be a reference for future researchers to improve aspects of understanding interpreting categories in students.