Abstract
This study was made to determine the level of misconceptions of junior high school studentstowards static electricity and what are the obstacles for students in understanding the material sothat misconceptions occur. By using 7 students of SMPN 2 Hang Tuah Medan as research samples.The research method used is a qualitative method with a questionnaire technique with Gform andinterviews conducted online. By asking 5 questions about static electricity, it was found that about48.56% of the 7 students interviewed had misconceptions about static electricity. This happenedbecause of several factors, namely (1) the learning method was only in the form of explainingmaterial through group chats and independent study, (2) there was no evaluation conducted by theteacher on static electricity material. This is one of the limitations of online learning where theteacher focuses on explaining the material and does not provide opportunities for students to beinvolved in learning activities, resulting in the lack of self-confidence of students, and less than themaximum in achieving their knowledge. For this reason, further action is needed by the teacher inorder to overcome the misconceptions of static electricity material that exist in students.
Highlights
Science is related to how to find out about nature systematically, so that science is the mastery of a collection of knowledge in the form of facts, concepts, or principles and a process of discovery (Islami, D., Munawaroh, F., Hadi, WP, & Wulandari, AYR, 2018)
The distribution of this questionnaire was accompanied by online interviews with video calls of several students who were asked for their statements about the misconceptions about Static Electricity material which was the topic of the research conducted
The factors that cause misconceptions in the learning of Static Electricity in class IX-3 are: (1) The learning method used by teachers to teach in the classroom in online learning situations is to explain the material in whatsapp groups and self-study
Summary
Science is related to how to find out about nature systematically, so that science is the mastery of a collection of knowledge in the form of facts, concepts, or principles and a process of discovery (Islami, D., Munawaroh, F., Hadi, WP, & Wulandari, AYR, 2018). Often students have difficulty understanding concepts in static electricity material (Daniati, S., Djudin, T., & Hamdani, H., 2018). Through the results of this study, teachers can see the weaknesses of students in understanding concepts, especially on static electricity material.
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