Understanding Newton's Third Law: A Study of Prospective Physics Teachers' Knowledge Structure

Wulan Anna Pertiwi; Revnika Faizah; Astrini Dewi Kusumawati; Nadiyah Nadiyah; Agus Setyo Budi; Luh  Sukariasih

doi:10.21009/1.10202

Authors

Wulan Anna Pertiwi Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Revnika Faizah Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Astrini Dewi Kusumawati Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Nadiyah Nadiyah Islamic Education Management Study Program, Faculty Islamic of Education and Teacher Training, Muhammad Azim Institute, Jambi 36125, Indonesia
Agus Setyo Budi Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta 13220, Indonesia
Luh Sukariasih Department of Physics, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21009/1.10202

Keywords:

understanding concepts, Newton's three laws, characteristics of knowledge structure

Abstract

This research aims to explore the ability to understand concepts and the characteristics of the knowledge structure of prospective physics teachers regarding Newton's Third Law. This research was conducted on 26 Physics Education students in their first year who had received material on Newton's Laws. The instrument used is the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) test instrument. Using four multiple-choice questions accompanied by reasons, the quantitative data source comes from students' choice of answers. In contrast, the qualitative data source comes from students' reasons for choosing answers, which are used to see the characteristics of knowledge structures. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics to present a picture of the ability to understand concepts and the level of character of the knowledge structure of prospective teachers. The results show that the concept understanding ability of prospective physics teachers has an average of 67.31 and is classified as sufficient. The knowledge structure characteristics of prospective physics teachers at the expert level is 62.50%, the beginner level is 14.42%, and the intermediate level is 24.04%. These results show that the ability to understand the concept of Newton's Third Law and the characteristics of knowledge structures have a coherent influence. Prospective teachers with the characteristics of an expert knowledge structure can solve physics problems using correct physics principles. These findings require further research to explore the factors influencing understanding concepts and characteristics of prospective teachers' knowledge structures and more effective teaching strategies.

Author Biography

Wulan Anna Pertiwi, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia

Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia

Islamic Education Management Study Program, Faculty Islamic of Education and Teacher Training, Muhammad Azim Institute, Jambi 36125, Indonesia

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