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The 4 Educational Science International Conference
Towards a Sustainable Future of Education: Preparing Teachers and Prospective Teachers for the Digital Age

SCIED-11

Multirepresentation Ability Profile of Prospective Physics Teacher Students on Work
and Energy Concepts

Abdul Hakim , Iis Tarsiyah
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1 Physics Education Study Program, Mulawarman University, Indonesia
2 Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan DDI Samarinda
abdul.hakim@fkip.unmul.ac.id

Abstract

Usually in physics learning includes four representations namely verbal representation,
pictorial representation, mathematical representation, and graphic representation. The four
representations are known as multi-representation. Prospective physics teacher students have
multi-representation skills so that Prospective physics teacher students can understand the
theories and concepts of physics they are studying. This study aims to determine the multi-
representation ability of Prospective physics teacher students. This study involved the
Prospective physics teacher students of the even semester physics education study program
for the 2020/2021 academic year at one of the universities in the East Kalimantan with a total
sample of 51 Prospective physics teacher students. This research instrument uses a test item
consisting of 24 items with formats including verbal representations, pictorial, mathematics,
and graphics. Each representation has 6 reasoned multiple-choice questions. Research data is
based on Prospective physics teacher student’s answers that are assessed based on an
assessment rubric guided by a multi-representation rubric developed by Rutgers Physics and
Astronomy Education (PAER). The results showed that 35.8% of Prospective physics teacher
students were able to represent concepts mathematically, 28.9% of Prospective physics
teacher students were able to represent concepts pictorially, 27.8% of Prospective physics
teacher students were able to represent concepts graphically and 23.4% of Prospective physics
teacher students were able to represent concepts verbally. Based on these results, Prospective
physics teacher students’ multi-representation abilities are more dominant in mathematical
representation abilities. The recommendation in this study is that Prospective physics teacher
students need to improve multiple different representations so that it is possible to connect
physical concepts with symptoms they experience in everyday life through their thinking
skills.

Keywords: multirepresentation, work and energy

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