Identification of high school student misconception using Three-tier diagnostic test in global warming symptoms
Satriadi*, Achmad Samsudin2 and Winny Liliawati2

1Sekolah Pascasarjana Program Magister Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr.
Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia.
2Departemen Pendidikan Fisika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi
No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia.

Abstract

This research is a case study of the identification of high school students misconceptions on the material of Global Warming Symptoms. The object of this research is 68 class XII high school students who are randomly distributed in two schools in Bandung, West Java. The instrument used in this study is a Three Tier Diagnostic Test consisting of 12 items. As a data collection tool used research instruments in the form of Three Tier Diagnostic Test with 3 levels of questions. At the first level the questions are in the form of multiple choice, the second level is reasoned choice and the third level is the level of confidence in answering the first and second levels. The results show that by using the Three Tier Diagnostic Test, students can understand concepts well, experience misconceptions, or do not understand the concept at all. Students who experience misconceptions are grouped into several categories, namely high (more than 45.4%) as many as 44 students with the highest misconception percentage of 83.33%, moderate (between 27.3% -45.5%) of 11, and low ( less than 27.3%) as many as 13 students with the lowest misconception percentage of 8.33%.

Keywords: Misconception, High School Students, Symptoms of Global Warming

Topic: Physics Education