Ananda Hafizhah Putri, Andi Suhandi, Achmad Samsudin
This study was conducted to identify the understanding of the physical meaning of high school students towards several physics quantities reviewed, including: specific heat, coefficient of expansion, spring coefficient, Young's modulus, electrical conductivity and dielectric constant. We used descriptive method in this study. The research subjects were 52 senior high school students in one district in the West Java. The instrument used to collect data on understanding physical meaning and its source is a test for understanding physical meaning in the form of an essay. The results showed that almost all students who were the subjects of this study did not have a good understanding of the physical meaning of the physics quantities being reviewed. The statements given by the students are not physical meanings but are verbal representations of the formulas related to the physics quantities. From the students' answers, it can also be identified that the sources of reference are internet and Textbook. This unique data was collected in online distance learning in which student study at home independently with technological aid and various online learning materials. The findings of this study lead into a necessary to create a treatment to improve understanding of the physical meaning of physics quantities. © 2023 Author(s).
Department of Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia; Departement of Physics Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
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