Analyze of conceptions and misconceptions on pre-service teacher about light

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study is to define a description of the various conceptions and misconceptions of pre-service teacher about the concept of light in basic physics courses. This research was conducted on 96 students of basic physics teacher candidate in one of state universities (PTN) in Makassar. The mixed method was used in this study. Data collection in this research is through observation, test, analysis of test results, limited interviews, and analysis of data by quantitative and qualitative. The result of this research is found the misconception of physics pre-service teacher about the physics concepts, especially about the light concept. This shows that the low understanding of the concept of pre-service teacher to the basic concepts of physics, causing misconception. Therefore, that misconceptions are define an information to develop a continuous research that can contribute to improving the quality of teachers’ candidates, especially physics teachers who will give a positive impact on improving the quality of education, especially in Indonesia by developing a programming of basic physics course oriented conceptual change to eliminate a misconception on physics teacher candidates.