A profile of physics multiple representation ability of senior high school students on heat material

Abstract

In physics learning, students need to be trained to develop multiple representations of ability. Physics multiple representation ability is a good and developing method to instil conceptual understanding, solving physics problems and difficulties caused by a large number of involved mental images. This research is pre-experiment research. The main objective of this research is to analyze the profile of senior high school students' physics multiple representation ability on heat material. The subjects of this research were senior high school students in Indonesia. The sample of this research was 93 students of class X senior high school, first year. Determination of the sample in this research using purposive sampling. The Physics Multiple Representation Test Instrument (PMRTI) to determine the profile of senior high school students' physics multiple representation ability on heat material. PMRTI consists of three indicators: verbal representation, mathematical representation, and visual representation. In the case of this research, the profile of senior high school students' physics multiple representation ability on heat material is generally still at a low level. The implication of this research can be used as empirical evidence that senior high school students' physics multiple representation ability on heat material still needs to be improved.