Students’ Mental Models in Acid-Base Topic Based on Gender

Abstract

Abstract This study aimed to describe differences of student’s mental models based on gender and the factors influencing the student’s mental models in understanding acid-base topic. The study was a survey research. The population consisted of 279 students of 11th-grade of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Classes of SMA Negeri 1 Singaraja in Buleleng Bali at an academic year of 2018/2019. In this study, all members of the population became members of the sample. The data needed in this study were the student’s mental model scores and factor that influence student’s mental model. Data were collected using a diagnostic test and questionnaire. Data were analysing descriptively by grouping student’s mental models based on gender and factors that influence student’s mental model. The results showed that there was no significant difference in student’s mental model based on gender. In addition, most of the factors that influence student’s mental model were the internal and external factors.