Analysis Conception of Secondary Students Using Four Tier Test on Heat and Temperature Asri Devialita (1*), Andi Suhandi (1)
1) Departemen Pendidikan Fisika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setia Budhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*asridevialita[at]upi.edu
Abstract
The main purpose in this research is to analysis student conception about heat and temperature used four tier test question, the test consists of three question including material about temperature, temperature and heat, as well specific heat. The research has been implemented by using purposive sampling technique. The participants consisted of 67 secondary students including (23 male students and 27 female students). After the analysis obtained the largest percentage of student conception id in the category of misconception such as: (1) Objects that feel colder to the touch must be lower in temperature than objects that feel warmer to the touch- (2) Objects that have a higher temperature must have more calorific content than objects with lower temperatures- (3) Objects that are easier to increase in temperature when heated, it will be more difficult to decrease the temperature when cooled
Keywords: Misconception- Four tier test- temperature and heat
