Development of three tier static electricity diagnostic test to identify student conceptions about static electricity

https://doi.org/10.21744/irjeis.v4n5.285

Authors

  • Ni Made Dwita Pradnya Suantari Graduate of the Master of Science Education Program, Ganesha University of Education, Bali, Indonesia
  • Ketut Suma Physics Education Department, Ganesha University of Education, Bali, Indonesia
  • Ni Made Pujani Ganesha University of Education, Sing raja, Bali, Indonesia

Keywords:

Difficulty Index, Discrimination Index, Internal Consistency Index, Reliability Index, Validity

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop and validate Three Tier Static Electricity Diagnostic Test (TTSEDT). The development procedure consists of four stages: define, design, develop, and validation. The subjects of this study consist of 2 physics education experts and 120 high school students, in 12th grade. The response of two experts was used to determine the content validity of TTSEDT. Meanwhile, the students' responses were used to determine the items internal consistency, discrimination index, difficulty index, and reliability index. The reliability of TTSDET was determined by KR-20. The results showed that: (1) TTSEDT meet content validity which means that TTSEDT items are really measures the students' conceptions and misconceptions about static electricity; (2) the items internal consistency index is in the interval 0.20-0.47; (3) the items discrimination index is higher than 0.20; (4) the difficulty index of test items is in the interval of 0.25 - 0.75;  (5) the reliability index  of TTSEDT is 0.73 (p<0.05). TTSEDT is a valid, reliable, and effective instrument for identifying students' conceptions of static electricity.

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Published

2018-09-07

How to Cite

Suantari, N. M. D. P., Suma, K., & Pujani, N. M. (2018). Development of three tier static electricity diagnostic test to identify student conceptions about static electricity. International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research, 4(5), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.21744/irjeis.v4n5.285

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Vol. 4 No. 5: September 2018

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Research Articles
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