Abstract
The purpose of this research was to find out the descriptive of pre-service physics teachers understanding of the concept of electrical circuits, especially in the characteristic of series circuits and parallel circuits. The method used in this research was a descriptive method. The sample of this research was the fourth-grade students who took Basic Electronics course. The primary data of this research collected from the students’ test consisted of 12 multiple choices. Data analysis concluded that the student’s understanding of the concept of the electric circuit was low, with an average percentage of total indicators of 84.4%.
Highlights
Teachers are professional educators who have a role to educate, teach, guide, train and evaluate their students by their competencies
The ability that must be possessed by professional teachers is master the material
The learning objectives can appropriately be realized, prospective teacher students, especially physics teachers, are required to master the material concepts that will be delivered to their students
Summary
Teachers are professional educators who have a role to educate, teach, guide, train and evaluate their students by their competencies. The ability that must be possessed by professional teachers is master the material (understanding material concepts). With the ability to understand concepts, teachers can understand concepts, the relationship between related subjects, and apply scientific concepts in everyday life (Purwoko 2017). The learning objectives can appropriately be realized, prospective teacher students, especially physics teachers, are required to master the material concepts that will be delivered to their students. These concepts and their relevance are expected to be able to be used by students in solving problems encountered in their daily lives (Pateda, Kendek, & Saehana 2015, 13-17)
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