The students’ conception track of low-perception-students trough the conceptual change (CCM) module based on mental models on electron configuration concept

Abstract

Misconception has a close correlation with mental models. The aim of this study is to know the track of student conceptions trough the misconception (MC) remediation using Conceptual Change Module (CCM) based on mental model in electron configuration concept. The research using one group pretest and postest. The research subject were class X MIPA students of SMAN 1 Bojonegoro who had teacher atomic structure material, had a number of misconception (MC) and were at a low level of perception based on CRI diagnostic test and detecting the causes of mental model based chemical misconceptions (P2M3) test. The results were analyzed by qualitative descriptive and inferential statistic. The results show that: (1) The initial conception step was dominated by MC, only 3 students whose in a lack of knowlege (LC), (2) The validation step only 1 student who changed into LC, (3) The cognitive conflict step has changed 21 students to knowledge the correct concept (KCC), 8 LC students, and leaves 1 student who remains MC, (4) giving assistance for equilibration step showed that KCC status was achieved by all students and maintained until the end of the CCM step, (5) CCM was successfully reduce a number of MC to KCC. The decrease of MC was 80%. The MC shifting to KCC, MC becoming LC, and MC still MC in a row by 75%, 14%, and 11%. Keywords—Remediation of misconception, CCM, mental models, perception.