Analyzing Concepts Mastery and Misconceptions About Evolution of Biology Major Students

The purpose of this study was to analyze the concepts' mastery and misconceptions of evolutions' subject. This is a descriptive research and involve 2 biology major students from 2 universities in Bandung. Sample of the study is a biology major student who has attended the evolutions and g...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2017-02, Vol.812 (1), p.12083
Main Authors: Putri, L O L, Rahman, T, Priyandoko, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Colleges & universities
Descriptive research
Evolution
Low level
Physics
Students
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to analyze the concepts' mastery and misconceptions of evolutions' subject. This is a descriptive research and involve 2 biology major students from 2 universities in Bandung. Sample of the study is a biology major student who has attended the evolutions and genetics' course. Using Diagnostic Question Cluster and interview as a instrument research. Result of the study indicated that concepts' mastery is on the low level (41,25% on first data and 48,25% on second data) and misconceptions is on the high level (61,25% on first data and 60,25% on second data. Some types of misconceptions only found in specific subconcepts. We concluded that low level of concepts' mastery lead to misconceptions, and it is also caused by low mastering of key concepts in evolution's theory. Content-based misconception has a highest percentage of all kind of misconceptions (27,25% in first data and 28,5% on second data), because the biology major student's don't understand the scientific concept correctly.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012083