Profesi Pendidikan Dasar
Vol. 6, No. 1, Juli 2019

FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENYEBAB MISKONSEPSI SISWA SD PADA MATERI LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS

Yogi Kuncoro Adi (Universitas Kuningan)
Ndaru Mukti Oktaviani (Universitas Kuningan)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jul 2019

Abstract

AbstractThe misconception is a common problem in the world of science learning. This study aims to reveal the types and causes of primary science misconception in the life processes and living things. Therefore, qualitative case studies were used in this study and the primary school students were subject to this study. The results showed that students who had misconceptions in the concept of living, classification, breathing, and microbe and disease. In addition, the causes of student misconceptions were the students' pre-concepts, humanist thinking, false reasoning, and associative thinking. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that learning must promote cognitive conflict to correct the student’s misconceptions.Keywords: misconception, primary science

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ppd

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Profesi Pendidikan Dasar (PPD) is an open-accessed and peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Department of Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD), Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, in collaboration with Himpunan Dosen PGSD Indonesia (HDPGSDI). PPD focuses on elementary/primary ...