A review for threshold concept identification methods in science

Abstract

The research of threshold concept has been vastly developed in various discipline including in the field of science during the last two decades. This causes the method to identify threshold concept increases in its variety. This research attempts to provide a general description of several methods used to identify the threshold concept in science. Method used in this research is document analysis method, which analyzes published articles and focuses on threshold concept identification method in science. Based on article analysis, it is obtained that the most often used method in threshold concept identification researches is interview, followed by survey, focus-group discussion, content analysis, test, workshop, concept maps and quiz. Therefore, researchers should have a good background knowledge regarding various method used in threshold concept research, so they can choose which method that would be effective and give the most optimal result for their own research.