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Students’ Reasoning About Float, Suspend, and Sink: The Role of Newton's Laws

Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia · Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024)

DOI
10.15294/vz6qxm52
ISSN
2089-4392, 2339-1286
Published
2024-06-30
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng

Abstract

The phenomena of floating, suspending, and sinking have been studied by students from elementary school to university level. However, many students, even at the university level, still misuse their knowledge to solve problems related to these phenomena. This has been revealed by many previous researchers. Student errors are mainly caused by students tending to apply intuition-based spontaneous-reflective thinking patterns triggered by salient features that appear in the problem rather than thinking deeply and reflectively. This research aims to reveal students’ understanding and reasoning about floating, suspending, and sinking phenomena in more detail. This research was conducted on first-year students of the Department of Physics Education of Halu Oleo University Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, with 31 participants. Data was obtained through a series of tests and interviews. The test was given in two stages, and two instruments were developed to reveal students’ reasoning skills through the answers they wrote. The first test used the five-block problem. The second test was developed based on the first test’s results, which consisted of four test items. Based on descriptive analysis, it is found that students still use incorrect reasoning in solving floating, suspending, and sinking phenomena even though they know various concepts related to these events verbally. In general, the errors shown are caused by students not being able to use the concept of Newton’s laws of motion in solving various problems in physics, especially in the phenomena of floating, suspending, and sinking. The data obtained is then used as a reference in designing learning activities, which are expected to help students understand floating, suspending, and sinking phenomena more comprehensively.

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  • State University of Malang
  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • Yala Rajabhat University
  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • Universitas Negeri Surabaya
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La SaharaAffiliation unknown4
La TahangAffiliation unknown3
Erniwati ErniwatiAffiliation unknown3
Muhammad AnasAffiliation unknown3
Lia YuliatiState University of Malang2
Muhardjito MuhardjitoState University of Malang2
Vivi Hastuti RMAffiliation unknown2
La Maronta GalibAffiliation unknown2
Phurkonni SaleahYala Rajabhat University1
Tutut NuritaUniversitas Negeri Surabaya1
Arif HidayatState University of Malang1
Dimas Abdi HaidarState University of Malang1
W. WartonoState University of Malang1
Eka OktaviantiState University of Malang1
Eleeyah SanisoYala Rajabhat University1
Rizky AmeliaState University of Malang1
Charisma Pramuda WijayaState University of Malang1
Anna Puteri PenginanAffiliation unknown1
Abdin AbdinAffiliation unknown1
Syarifuddin SyarifuddinUniversitas Halu Oleo1
La Ode NursalamUniversitas Halu Oleo1
La Ode SaharaUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Muhammad AnasUniversitas Halu Oleo1
La TahangUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Hunaidah .Affiliation unknown1
Yeyen Atusman MangidiAffiliation unknown1
Vivi Hastuti Rufa MongkitoAffiliation unknown1
Hunaidah HunaidahAffiliation unknown1
Jurmila JurmilaAffiliation unknown1
Wa Ode SurianiAffiliation unknown1
Dewi SatriyantiAffiliation unknown1
Yeni Sariani HasanAffiliation unknown1
Nini KarlinaAffiliation unknown1
Asmira TokaseAffiliation unknown1
Yulin YulinAffiliation unknown1
Wulan SuciAffiliation unknown1

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