Enhancing Junior High School Students Conceptual Understanding Using the POE-based Demonstration Technique on Electrostatics

Abstract

Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) based Demonstration has been developed to illustrate the electrostatics concepts turn into more factual and purposeful learning. The design of POE-based demonstration is a technique of learning that allows students to discover the entire concepts of electrostatics in terms of the existing conceptual and practical. To analyze the data genuinely and comprehensively, we have already utilized a developing method of ADDIE which has five-extensive phases: 1) analyzing, 2) designing, 3) developing, 4) implementing and 5) evaluating. The ADDIE developing steps have been used to define comprehensively from the phase of analysis to the evaluation. The data shows that junior high school students have three understanding conditions, that are, students who have high understanding is 70%, moderate understanding is 25% and low understanding is 5%. In conclusion, the POE-based demonstration could effectively raise the concept mastery of electrostatics for junior high school.