Teachers, pre-service teachers, and students understanding about the heat conduction
R S Anam1,2*, A Widodo2, and W Sopandi2

1 Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kependidikan Sebelas April. Jl. Angkrek Situ No. 19, Sumedang 45323, Indonesia
2 Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze teachers, pre-service teachers, and students conceptual understandings related to heat conduction in macroscopic and sub-microscopic (verbal and visual). This description research involves 15 teachers, 33 pre-service teachers, and 39 students. Data were collected by using a conceptual understanding diagnostic test. The result shows that almost the participants know about the macroscopic level. This study suggested that the sub-microscopic level of the science concepts must be learned and taught to students to make science more easy to understand and explained

Keywords: macroscopic, microscopic, representation, conduction

Topic: 2. Science Education