Feasibility of physics teaching materials oriented on cognitive ability and argumentation skill of student

Abstract

This study aims to determine quality and understanding textbooks of physics-based multimodal representation oriented on the provision of student’s cognitive abilities and argumentation skills. The research method is used research and developments design. Instrument that are used test of quality and understanding test of textbooks. Data analysis technique for textbook quality instrument through a questionnaire consisting of several aspects and the instrument of textbook understanding using the main idea test and supporting the main idea test that consist of 38 paragraphs. The results of data analysis for the quality textbook test obtained through the scores of questionnaires scores from three expert lecturers and 10 teachers in comprehension of physics studies are converted in the form of a percentage of textbook quality obtained in the developed 87.4% that is in the category very well. The results of data analysis for understanding test of students obtained by 88% that is in the category of independence (high understanding). The average of quality test and understanding test is 87%. Thus, the feasibility of textbooks based on multimodal representation oriented on the provision of cognitive abilities and argumentation skills in the feasible category.