Abstract
This research is aimed to know students’ concept understanding profile on heat and temperature. This research is descriptive research using a qualitative approach. Subjects of this research are 10th-grade students in Surakarta in the academic year of 2016/ 2017. They represent high, medium, and low categorized school. Subject selection is based on the average score of physics at the latest four years. This research uses the question of extended response test through essay question. Before having given to the subjects, essay questions are validated by the experts. Based on the research result and the data analysis, students’ concept understanding on heat and temperature as follows: (1) The average percentage of students’ concept understanding at high categorized school is 60,66%, at medium categorized school is 51,47%, and at low categorized school is 48,83%, (2) Most students have misconception on basic concept of heat and temperature such as heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and expansion concept.
Highlights
Education has important role to ensure the development and the life of a nation
Data from this research is students‟ answer in solving essay test about heat and temperature
Students' answers are analyzed based on the assessment rubric that has been compiled so that the average percentage of students' understanding of the concept is obtained
Summary
In the effort to realize the aim of national education, it needs qualification profile of graduates' skill that has been explained in standard of graduates' competence. The qualification consists of attitude, knowledge, and students' skill that must be reached at the basic and middle education institution. The aim of education is to facilitate students to have concept understanding and can be expressed verbal, numeric, positive thinking plan, group life plan, and spiritual contemplation plan [1].
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