Student conception about the Quality of Packaged Water H. S. Nuryani (a*) [N. Y. Rustaman (a) & D Rochintaniawati (b)]
a. The School of Postgraduate Studies of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 299 Bandung 40154
Jawa Barat, Indonesia
phone/ Fax. +6222-2001937
http://sps.upi.edu
b. Department of Science Education
Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi 229 Bandung 40154
Jawa Barat, Indonesia
phone. 022-2013163 / Fax. 022-2013651
Abstract
Instead of pure state, water on earth contains variety of material, either dissolved or suspended, including microbes. Therefore before being consumed, water should be processed first to reduce levels of contaminants to a save level. Standard of water quality for household need (Permen No.492/MENKES/PER/IV/2010) is usually used as reference for drinking water requirement. This preliminary study was carried out to investigate students conception about packaged/ bottled water quality assurance produced by certain vocational schools as products of their students. Explanatory survey method was used in this study to detect their conception deeply. The respondense or participants of this study was ten graders from public vocational school in Subang and their teachers in Agribusiness course. Data were collected through observation, interview, and test for their preconception. Research results show that students knowledge about mineral water is not in line with their understanding about the water quality, and their teachers as well.
