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This research was conducted to identify the misconceptions of students in SMAN 2, SMAN 3, SMAN 4, SMAN
5, SMAN 7, SMAN 8, and SMAN 13 Banjarmasin on chemical bonding. This study aimed at determining: (1)
the percentage of students’ misconceptions in each school, (2) the kinds of students’ misconceptions in learning
the chemical bonds in schools, and (3) the causes of the misconceptions. The present study was a quantitativequalitative descriptive design survey study. The population of the study was the students of all public senior high
schools in Banjarmasin, with seven public senior high schools in Banjarmasin as the sample of the study. This
sample was selected based on the status and level of the school. The data of the students’ misconceptions were
collected by administrating closed-reasoned multiple choice test. An interview was conducted to strengthen the
assessment of the misconceptions experienced by students. Based on the results of the study, it was found that
the percentage of misconceptions experienced by students in SMAN 2 Banjarmasin was 48.52%, 46.29% in
SMAN 3 Banjarmasin, 43.33% in SMAN 4 Banjarmasin, 50.37% in SMAN 5 Banjarmasin, SMAN 7
Banjarmasin 48.15%, SMAN 8 Banjarmasin 39.63% and 48.51% SMAN 13 Banjarmasin. Students had some
misconceptions in the sub-concepts of Bonding, Lattice, Intermolecular Forces, and Electrical Conductivity of
Graphite. These misconceptions were caused by preconceptions or initial concept of students, the stage of
cognitive development of students, and the teacher's explanation.
Keywords: students’ misconceptions, preconceptions, alternative concepts, chemical bonds. |
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