PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA DASAR BERBASIS PROBLEM SOLVING UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN KEMAMPUAN METAKOGNISI DAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP FISIKA

PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA DASAR BERBASIS PROBLEM SOLVING UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN KEMAMPUAN METAKOGNISI DAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP FISIKA

Mariati Purnama Simanjuntak1), Agus Setiawan2), Andi Suhandi3)
(1)Prodi Pendidikan Fisika FPMIPA Unimed, 2)Program Studi Pendidikan IPA
Sekolah Pascasarjana UPI

1) mariati_ps@yahoo.co.id


ABSTRACT

We have developed a problem-solving-based learning model for Physics. This model was developed by using R & D method covering 4-D steps, i.e., define, design, develop and disseminate. The problem-solving-based learning model, which has been proved to be successful to develop learning phases, including: first, orienting students on the problem; second, organizing students for the study; third, guiding investigation both individually and group, next, developing and presenting the results of the research; and finally, reflecting and reinforcing. The participants of the research comprised 25 physics education students at one of the universities in Medan in the 2010/2011 academic year. The design of the research was Pre-experimental with one group pretest-posttest design. The data of students’ metacognitive ability were collected by means of an essay test while the data of conceptual understanding were collected by using multiple-choice tests. The data were then analyzed using normalized gain scores, . The findings of the research show that: problem-solving -based learning model can be used to enhance the students’ metacognitive ability and conceptual understanding of particle dynamics topic in middle category.

Keywords: problem-solving-based learning model, metacognitive ability, conceptual understanding, particle dynamics