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Using Two-Tier Diagnostic Test to Identify Students’ Misconceptions about Temperature

Authors
Mursalin Mursalin1, *, Lukman Samatowa1, Wahyu Mu’zizat Mohamad1, Irsan Rahman1
1Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Department of Physics, 96119, Jl. B.J Habibie, Bone Bolango, Gorontalo, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: mursalin@ung.ac.id
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Mursalin Mursalin
Available Online 28 July 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-410-5_37How to use a DOI?
Keywords
two-tier diagnostic test; misconceptions; physics education
Abstract

In this research, a 8-item two-tier diagnostic test was developed to identify students’ understanding about the temperature concepts; which include understand the concept, lack of understand the concept, and misconceptions. The multiple-choice Temperature Concept Test (TCT) was administered to 88 participants (13 men, 75 women) as a two-tier test. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method from the population of departemen of science education students in Gorontalo, Indonesia. The data were analyzed through quantitative and qualitative methods. The results of quantitative analysis shown that students percentage who have misconceptions were 53%, do not concept understand 31%, and concept understand 10%; and qualitative analysis, it was found that concept understand about temperature at least compared to those who have misconceptions and do not concept understand. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the two-tier diagnostic test about the temperature that had been developed can be used to identify misconceptions, lack of understand the concept, and understand the concept. The physics education researchers can develop a two-tier diagnostic test into a multiple-tier diagnostic test on the temperature concepts or other physics concepts, then give it to students, teachers prospective or physics teachers to test the consistency level of previous research results.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sciences, Mathematics, and Education 2023 (ICOSMED 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 July 2025
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978-2-38476-410-5
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2352-5398
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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