%I Yogyakarta State University
%J Proceeding of  International Conference On Research, Implementation And Education  Of Mathematics And Sciences 2014
%T REASONING-BASED DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO IDENTIFY LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF WORK AND ENERGY AMONG 
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
%D 2014
%L UNY11476
%A Mundilarto Mundilarto
%A Kun Prasetya Zuhdan
%A Suyoso Suyoso
%A Diah Ratnasari Wiwi
%K reasoning-based diagnostic test, learning difficulties, misconceptions, work and energy
%X This study was designed to  identify physics learning difficulties and  misconceptions of work and energy
among senior high school students. It was conducted by administering a set of reasoning-based diagnostic 
test to a group of senior  high school students. The test consists of 35 multiple choice problems with space 
to write down the reasons and confidence level (%) of student in resolving  the problem.  The results were 
analyzed by  the lost of the  learning continuum  and hierarchy of matter prerequisite, as well as  reasoning
used  and  confidence  level  (%)  of  student  in  resolving  the  problem  to  identify  learning  difficulties  and 
misconceptions.  The  findings revealed that  most of the students who were the subject of this study are: 
(1) experiencing learning difficulties, either in understanding of certain physics concepts as well as the 
application  of  mathematics  concepts  to  resolving  physics  problems.  (2)  having  misconceptions  about 
some concepts of physics, especially those that have a relationship very closely, both functionally and the 
similarity of the term.