IDENTIFICATION OF SCIENCE SUBJECT MISCONCEPTION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the misconceptions in the fifth grade students of MIM 1 Pantenan on the photosynthetic material of green plants. This type of research is a research with a qualitative descriptive approach. The method used to identify misconceptions is the CRI method using an open-ended multiple choice test instrument. The results of the analysis show that the percentage in the category of misconceptions experienced by all 5th grade students of MIM 1 Pantenan in the concept of photosynthesis in green plants tends to have a greater percentage of 45.15% than the percentage of understanding other concepts. The misconceptions experienced by many of the fifth grade students of MIM 1 Pantenan are found in the indicator questions number 1 & 6. In the indicator question number 1, namely the concept of the process of photosynthesis in green plants, in this case most of the fifth grade students of MIM 1 Pantenan answered that the process of photosynthesis can only occur during the day only with the help of sunlight. Meanwhile, in the indicator question number 6, namely the concept of photosynthesis taking place if there is no sufficient intensity of sunlight, in this case most of the class V MIM 1 Pantenan students answered that if there is no sufficient intensity of sunlight, photosynthesis cannot take place.