THE PROBLEM OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS ON NEWTON'S LAWS TOPIC: A CASE STUDY

WINARNO, NANANG and RUSDIANA, DADI and RIANDI, RIANDI and Fadly, Wirawan THE PROBLEM OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS ON NEWTON'S LAWS TOPIC: A CASE STUDY.

Preview	Text artikel 5.pdf Download (448kB) | Preview
Preview	Text Artikel 5 Rev 1_merged.pdf Download (910kB) | Preview

Abstract

Abstract
Newton's Laws is one of the topics in Physics that must be mastered by preservice science teachers in Indonesia. This study aims to investigate the problems
encountered by pre-service science teachers on Newton's Law topic, especially
in drawing a free-body diagram. The method used in this research is a descriptive
method. Samples were taken from three universities in Java, Indonesia. The total
number of samples used was 230 pre-service science teachers consisted of 35
male (15.22%) and 195 female (84.48%) students. Data were collected based on
written tests and interviews. The results showed that most pre-service science
teachers still have difficulties in drawing a free-body diagram Newton's Law
topic. Pre-service science teachers think that physics is a difficult subject with
too many formulas, and they still find it difficult to understand the concept of
physics while studying in high schools. These findings can be used as a reference
or as an initial description of the problems of pre-service science teachers on
Newton's Law topic so that lecturers can determine the appropriate learning
strategies when teaching in class. The suggestion from this study is that lecturers
who teach pre-service science teachers are expected to provide a re-explanation
of the basics of physics such as how to draw free-body diagrams before they learn
the concepts of physics at the next level.
Keywords: Draw a free-body diagram, Newton’s laws, Pre-service science teachers.

Actions (login required)

View Item