Profile of Multiple Representation Skills of Senior High School Students in Bandung on Linear Motion
Bayti Rahmadewi (a*), Andhy Setiawan (b), Parsaoran Siahaan (c)

a) Departement of Physics Education, School of Postgraduate, Indonesia University of Education, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*baytirahmadewi[at]upi.edu
b) Pyhsics Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Indonesia University of Education, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
c) Sains Education Program, School of Postgraduate, Indonesia University of Education
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the profile of student translating among modes of representation skill on physics. The ability to represent information on physics problem into verbal, graphical and mathematical representations in order to help students define suited physics concepts on solving physics problems. Participants included 28 11st grade students in a Senior High School located in Bandung. The sampling technique is random sampling. This study used description method to describe the profile of student translating among modes of representation skill. The findings showed that student translating information among modes of representation skills were classified as low category with 54.44% of mastery. The highest average score on student ability to represent pictorial information into mathematical format was 69.60% from its ideal maximum score. Whilst students ability to represent pictorial format into graphical reached 25%. The use of Problem Based Learning worksheet with multiple representations approach is recommended to increase student multiple representation skills.

Keywords: Multirepresentation; Verbal; Graphic; Mathematical; Linear Motion

Topic: Physics Education