Winarti, Cari, Suparmi, Widha Sunarno, Edi Istiyono
Heat and temperature is a concept that has been learnt from primary school to undergraduate levels. One problem about heat and temperature is that they are presented abstractly, theoretical concept. A student conceptual frameworks develop from their daily experiences. The purpose of this research was to develop a two-tier test of heat and temperature concept and measure conceptual understanding of heat and temperature of the student. This study consist of two method is qualitative and quantitative method. The two-tier test was developed using procedures defined by Borg and Gall. The two-tier test consisted of 20 question and was tested for 137 students for collecting data. The result of the study showed that the two-tier test was effective in determining the students' conceptual understanding and also it might be used as an alternative for assessment and evaluation of students' achievement. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia; Physics Graduate of Doctorate Program, Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia; Doctorate Program on Science Education, Sebelas Maret University, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Kentingan Jebres Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia; Physics Education Department, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia
