Abstract
Misconception is an error in connecting one concept to another which causes the formation of a wrong concept and contradicts the conception of experts. This study aims to analyze the misconceptions of class XII science students in MAN 1 Gorontalo City and MAN 1 Gorontalo Regency on the colligative properties of solutions. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with a sample of 231 students of MAN 1 Gorontalo City and 65 students of MAN 1 Gorontalo Regency. Data collection using a three-level multiple choice diagnostic test instrument. The test instrument used has been declared valid by 3 experts, and the reliability is 0.8. Based on the analysis of misconception data, it can be concluded that students who experience misconceptions at MAN 1 Gorontalo City are 53%, and at MAN 1 Gorontalo Regency it is 50%. Some of the misconceptions found in students’ answers in this study: (1) the more solute, the greater the vapor pressure that occurs, (2) the less solute, the greater the increase in boiling point, (3) the more solute, the higher the boiling point. the greater the freezing point that occurs, and (4) the greater the concentration, the greater the osmotic pressure of the electrolyte solution.
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