JPBIO (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi)
Vol 6, No 2 (2021): November 2021

Analysis of students' misconceptions on the material of life organization systems

Hasna' Nur Aulia (Biology Education Study program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Tanjungpura)
Kurnia Ningsih (Biology Education Study program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Tanjungpura)
Titin Titin (Biology Education Study program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Tanjungpura)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2021

Abstract

This study aims to analyze students' misconceptions on the material of life organization systems and to determine the factors that cause misconceptions in students at SMP Negeri 10 Pontianak. The research subjects were 30 students of class VIII H. The method used was case study method. Data collection techniques used diagnostic tests with CRI and non-tests in the form of questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that there were students' misconceptions on the material of life organization systems. The percentage of students' misconceptions that fall into the high category is the sub-material on the organism (73.33%). In the medium category, there are sub material organizations of life (56.67%), cells (60.83%), and organs (65.83%). In the low category, there are sub-material tissues (36.67%) and organ systems (27.5%). There are 5 factors that cause misconceptions, namely associative thinking (64.2%), incomplete reasoning (66.1%), wrong intuition (62.1%), student ability (57.1%), and student interest (54.3%).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBIO

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Education

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JPBIO (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi) adalah jurnal yang menerima kontribusi tulisan/artikel yang berkaitan dengan studi-studi kependidikan, pengajaran dan evaluasi belajar di bidang pendidikan biologi, baik laporan penelitian, maupun tinjauan buku yang belum pernah diterbitkan di media cetak ataupun ...