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Journal : Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika FKIP UM Metro

Investigating Senior High School Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Heat and Temperature: A Qualitative Analysis in Physics Education Utama, Rodika; Toifur, Moh.; Ishafit, Ishafit; Okimustava, Okimustava
Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika FKIP UM Metro Vol 13, No 2 (2025)
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH METRO

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24127/jpf.v13i2.14137

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The distinction between heat and temperature is fundamental in physics learning, yet it remains a persistent source of student misconceptions. Many learners interpret heat as a tangible substance stored within an object or assume that temperature is equivalent to the amount of heat possessed. Such misunderstandings hinder the development of deeper concepts in thermodynamics and energy transfer. This study aims to investigate senior high school students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature through a qualitative lens. The research involved 30 Grade XI students from a public high school in Indonesia. Data were collected using a conceptual diagnostic test followed by semi-structured interviews that probed students’ reasoning about everyday thermal phenomena. Thematic analysis was applied to categorize misconceptions and identify underlying reasoning models. Findings revealed four dominant patterns: (1) the substance model of heat, where students described heat as a material that flows from hot to cold bodies; (2) the equation model of temperature, in which temperature was mistakenly treated as the total amount of heat; (3) the cold transfer misconception, where students believed coldness itself moves from one body to another; and (4) the size–temperature confusion, where larger objects were assumed to always have higher temperature. These conceptions align with reports in international literature, indicating the universal nature of such difficulties. The study underscores the value of qualitative exploration for uncovering the reasoning behind misconceptions, not merely their frequency. Implications for teaching include the use of particle-level representations, predict–observe–explain activities, and simple calorimetry experiments to help students reconstruct scientifically accurate models of heat and temperature.
Co-Authors . Ridwan A, NURAMALIA Adi Jufriansah Adi, Rusli Agil, Mazani Azizan Aliyah Chaliq, Marhamatul Arief Hermanto Arief Hermanto Ayu Lusiyana, Ayu Azizah, Annisa Nur Azmi Khusnani Bambang Sudarsono Bayu Setiawan Carissa Viola Putri Alfian Choirul Huda Danurdara Setiamukti Darsono . Destri Ratna Ma'rifah Deswitan Deswitan Dian Artha Kusumaningtyas Didin S Winatapura Dimas Nurachman Dwi Sulisworo Effilia Allun Jaladri Efi Kurniasari Eko Susanto Eko Susanto Erwin Prasetyo Ety Dwiastuti Fardanti, Aribah Chika Fatkhur Rohman Fayakun Muchlis Fiqry, Rizalul Hajatulloh, Ridlo Halleyna Widyasari Hamzah Hamzah Haris Rosdianto Hendro Setyono Hindaresmi Hindaresmi Irfan Rosyadi Irnin Agustina Dwi Astuti Irnin Agustina Dwi Astuti Irnin Agustina Dwi Astuti, Irnin Agustina Dwi Ishafit Ishafit Ishafit Ishafit Ishafit Ishafit Islamiyati, Rizka Nuzul Jaafar, Rosly Jarot Suseno Jayati Jayati Kamsul Abraha Kamsul Abraha Leni Leni Listyaningrum, Trisna Avi M Taufiqurrahman M. Safrudin M. Taufiqurrahman Matavani, Heru Miftahus Surur, Miftahus Moh. Irma Sukarelawan Muchairah Haji Hasan Muchlis, Fayakun Muhammad Faisal Muhammad Ihsan Ningrum, Rr. Sinta Kusuma Nisrina Karimah Nur Hamida Siregar NURAMALIA A Nurlailah O, OKIMUSTAVA Okimustava Okimustava Okimustava PRASETYO, ERWIN Prayoto Prayoto Putri, Siti Zahra Helmania Rahayu, Fatonah Rahayu, Natika Rahmatika, Zulfa ‘Amalia Ria Asep Sumarni Ria Asep Sumarni, Ria Asep Ridwan Ridwan Ridwan Ridwan Ridwan Ridwan Rismawan Rismawan Rismawan Rismawan Rizka Nuzul Islamiyati Rodika Utama Rosly Jaafar Rr. Sinta Kusuma Ningrum Rusli Adi Rusli Irwanto Safirudin . SATRIYAS ILYAS Saumarachmawati, Putri Ani Setiawan, Indra Budi Silvia Laeli Singgih, Suwito Siregar, Nur Hamida Sugiyanto Sugiyanto Sujatmoko Sujatmoko Sujatmoko Sujatmoko Sujatmoko Sujatmoko Suparwoto Suparwoto Suparwoto Suparwoto Supriyana Supriyana Suryandari Suryandari Thoha Firdaus Toni Kus Indratno Tono Wibowo Utama, Rodika Utami, Listiati Budi Venty Aghnani Nurhamidy Warnaningtyas, Murtiatmi Wijanarka, Willi Anindita Willi Anindita Wijanarka Wisnu Ari Adi Y. Pramudya, Y. Yahya Hanafi Yoga Budi Bhakti Yudhiakto Pramudya Yuli Hastiani Yuni Latifah Zahra, Siti Zahra Helmalia Putri