The study of Mental Model through drawing about solar system for grade 4 students
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Mental model is a type of knowledge representation which is implicit in learners. Mental model is an important tool for studying learner’s understanding. The objective of this research is to study student’s mental model, called a visual model, related to the solar system. Before and after inquiry-based learning approach integrated with various media such as game card, and augmented Reality 3D pop-up book. The sample is 23 grade-4 students in semester 2 of academic year 2020. Data collection tools consist of the student’s solar system mental models that students were asked to draw the solar system model, an individual semi-structured interview, and a solar system conceptual understanding check list. The research results divided students’ understanding about the solar system into two groups: conceptions and misconception. Examples of misconceptions are students understood that the Earth was the center of the solar system, and comets and moons were planets. After learning management, students’ understanding about solar system was gaining. Therefore, inquiry-based learning approach integrated with various media is a powerful teaching method.
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