Correlation between increasing mastery concepts of wave and optics and habits of mind prospective physics teacher students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between increasing mastery wave concepts and optics with habits of mind of physics prospective teacher students. This study involved 46 students who programed the Wave and Optics courses in one of the LPTK Physics Education Study Programs in Banjarmasin. The method used is mixed method with an embedded experimental model. Data analysis techniques used N Gain to determine the increase in mastery of concepts and habits of mind, then carried out normalization tests, and correlation tests to determine the relationship between the two. Analysis of the results of the study of increasing the mastery of wave concepts and optics with habits of mind of prospective physics teacher students showed a positive, strong, and very significant relationship with r (46) = 0.64; p = 0.01. This explains that the better the mastery of the concepts held by prospective teacher students, the better habits of mind of prospective teacher students, or vice versa.