Teachers conception about static fluid
O Saputra, A Setiawan, D Rusdiana dan Muslim
Program Studi Pendidikan IPA, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to see how the conception of high school teachers and to see how the professionalism of teachers relates to the conceptions held in one of the high schools in the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi. The method used is to conduct a survey of 3 teachers. The instrument used in this study was 23 tier test diagnostic as many as 23 about static fluid. The results of the analysis show that the three teachers who were given the test did not experience misconceptions on the main topics of hydrostatic law, Pascals law and Archimedes law but experienced doubts in answering questions on the main hydrostatic legal material with the scientific knowledge category of 95.3% and the category of 4.7%. Based on data analysis, conclusions can also be drawn both teachers who have been certified and have not experienced misconceptions, the difference is seen where teachers who have not been certified hesitate to answer some of the questions given.
Keywords: misconception, teacher, fluid
Topic: Physics Education