Physics Problem-Solving Ability on the Topic of Newton’s Laws of Motion Using Polya’s Problem-Solving Process of 10th Grade Students
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Physics Problem-Solving Ability, Polya’s Problem-Solving Process, Newton’s Laws of MotioAbstract
The purpose of this research was to analyze physics problem-solving ability on the topic of Newton’s laws of motion according to Polya’s problem-solving process of 10th grade students. The samples used in this study were 80 10th grade students in science and mathematics program of a school in Bangkok, Thailand, selected by purposive sampling from students who had problems in solving physics problems. The research instrument was a physics problem-solving ability test on the topic of Newton’s laws of motion developed by researcher. The test was a subjective test and composed of 7 questions by specifying sub-question based on 4 step of the Polya’s problem solving process. The physics problem-solving ability consisted of 5 aspects which were 1) understanding the problem, 2) drawing diagrams, 3) finding problem-solving method, 4) solving the problem, and 5) summarizing and verifying the answer. The index of congruency in order to verify the content validity equaled 1.00 for all items. The reliability coefficient of the test was 0.81 and the discrimination Power for each items equal 0.25-0.63. The data were analyzed and interpreted using mean , percentage and standard deviation with the criteria of each aspect of physics problem-solving ability and criteria for dividing that was appropriateness equal 4.20 - 4.50 the level of physics problem-solving ability from the total score.
The results can be summarized as follows;
- The 10th grade students’s physics problem-solving ability mean score equaled 34.33 (SD = 1.37). Considering each aspect, students earned the highest mean score in understanding the problem (Mean = 13.7 , SD = 1.59), followed by drawing diagrams (Mean = 8.4 , SD = 1.26), solving the problem (Mean = 5.5 , SD = 1.40), finding problem-solving method (Mean = 4.3 , SD = 0.78) and summarizing and verifying the answer (Mean = 2.5 , SD = 1.05), respectively.
- Most students (76.25 %) earned physics problem-solving ability at a fair level, followed by a poor (20%) and medium (3.75%) levels, respectively.
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