Misconception of Science Learning in Primary School Students

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200129.083How to use a DOI?

Keywords

science learning, misconceptions, elementary school, case studies

Abstract

This study aims to identify misconceptions in science teaching primary school learners and the factors that influence in the Surakarta Islamic Ta’mirul Elementary School. Studies are qualitative research case study type. Subjects selected through a purposive sampling technique. The research data obtained through observation, documentation, interviews, and tests. Further analysis of the data was performed using flow analysis model. Based on the analysis and discussion, it can be obtained information that misconception occurs in all sub-concepts in science teaching materials. Percentage of misconceptions from the highest to the lowest in the motion of styles and influences in everyday life 74.8%, light and its relation to the sense of sight 74.3%, 66.7% and energy alternatives, sound and its relation to the senses of hearing 56.7%, the shape and function of the body in animals and plants 41.3%. This indicates that the misconception that occurs in science teaching fourth grade Surakarta Islamic Ta’mirul still relatively very high. The high student misconceptions in science teaching are derived from (a) the initial perception of students is wrong; (b) the teaching materials used; (c) models that are not contextual learning science.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - C. M. H. Laeli
AU  - Gunarhadi
AU  - Muzzazinah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/06
TI  - Misconception of Science Learning in Primary School Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 657
EP  - 671
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200129.083
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200129.083
ID  - Laeli2020
ER  -