Jurnal Taman Vokasi
Vol 13 No 1 (2025): In Press

Creating analogical models to help students learn concepts and prevent misconceptions about battery charging systems in cars and motorcycles

Muhamad Amiruddin (Unknown)
Supriyanto, Sidiq (Unknown)
Syafiq, Abdullah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study aims to develop an analogy-based learning model following the FAR (Focus, Action, Reflection) principles to explain the working mechanism of battery charging systems in cars and motorcycles, and to prevent student misconceptions. The research employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach, involving design, validation, and evaluation stages. The analogy used was adapted from a household water pump system to illustrate the battery charging process. Data were collected from automotive lecturers and vocational teachers through structured assessments of the analogy mapping. The results indicate that most respondents agreed with the analogy mapping, with no misconceptions identified. The structure and function of the analogies were rated convincing, scoring 90 for both motorcycle and car charging systems. Concept comprehension scores were 85 for motorcycles and 80 for cars, while analogy acceptance scored 100 and 90 respectively. The findings imply that structured FAR analogies can enhance student understanding of abstract electrical concepts, reduce the risk of misconceptions, and provide a practical instructional strategy for vocational automotive education.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

tamanvokasi

Publisher

Subject

Automotive Engineering Education Engineering Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Description

Jurnal Taman Vokasi is a periodic scientific journals that publish research results in the field of Mechanical Engineering Education, Automotive, and vocational education of lecturers, researchers, teachers, students, practitioners and other relevant ...