Epistemological Belief of Physics Students in Finishing Thesis: The Preparation of Being Participatory Action Research

Abstract

Indonesia is a unique country in higher education, undergraduate students are required to complete their final project in the research form that called a thesis. Various problems recognized by the students become their own experience in practicing research and writing. The aim of the study is a description of the students' ability, especially physics students about the epistemological belief of physics students in finishing the thesis. This study used a qualitative-quantitative combination research design (mixed method) with exploratory research design techniques. This research using Participatory Action Research (PAR) strategy was involving by Physics Education students at Surabaya State University. The result of this study shows that the physics students have good epistemological belief in finishing the thesis. Most of the participatory action researches are more interested in the physics learning media field.