Development of basic physics experiment based on science process skills (SPS) to improve conceptual understanding of the preservice physics teachers on Boyle's law

Abstract

The study was motivated to develop Basic Physics Experiment (BPE) to improve preservice physics teachers understanding on Boyles law. The method used Research and Development (R&D) and involving preservice physics teachers as many as 18 students in the first year and 11 students in second year. This Study uses Student Worksheet (WS) based on Science Proses Skill (SPS). The conceptual understanding will be evaluated multiple choice tests for concepts Boyle Laws. The Result of the first year showed that student achievement in observation, inferring and hypothesis aspect of SPS not optimally. The result of conceptual understanding 46.67. In the second year, some activity and worksheet of SPS were develop based on the finding in the first year. Based on second year data showed improvement of SPS students and the result of conceptual understanding on Boyle Laws 78.86. Based on the results, it can be conclude that the development of basic physics experiment based on science process skills to improve conceptual understanding of the preservice physics teachers on Boyles law.