The misconception analysis of natural science students on heat and temperature material using four tier test

Abstract

This study is to analyze the misconceptions of natural science students of State Islamic Senior High School (MAN) Banjarmasin in the heat and temperature materials. The study was conducted in all State Islamic Senior High Schools Banjarmasin, namely State Islamic Senior High School 1, 2, and 3 Banjarmasin. The instrument used in this study was a misconception test with four tier tests so that the data obtained were in the form of students’ misconception data. The analysis of the misconception uses the four tier tests. The results showed that the natural science students of State Islamic Senior High School 1 Banjarmasin experienced misconceptions on the concept of expansion, changes in form, heat capacity, and heat transfer; the natural science students of State Islamic Senior High School 2 Banjarmasin experienced misconceptions on the concept of expansion, change of form, and Black Principle; the natural science students of State Islamic Senior High School 3 Banjarmasin experienced misconceptions on the concept of expansion, changes in form, heat capacity, Black Principle, and heat transfer.