Students’ problem solving skill in nuclear physics course through NPIRL
Abstract
This study aimed to describe students’ problem solving skill in nuclear physics course through the implementation of the Nuclear Physics Inquiry Remote Laboratory (NPIRL). This study employed a pre-experimental quantitative method. The research design was one group pretest-posttest design. The subject of the study was 14 physics students at a university in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. In selecting the research subjects, the researchers used purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was a problem-solving skills test in the form of an essay consisting of five questions, and each question consisted of six indicators in problem solving skill according to the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving (CPS). This research found that the N-gain of students' problem solving skill was 0.32 in the medium category. There are four indicators of problem-solving skills that are categorized as medium: objective finding, fact finding, problem finding and idea finding. Two other low-category indicators are solution finding and acceptance finding. Based on these findings, it is concluded that students’ problem solving skill in nuclear physics course through NPIRL have increased.
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Hartini, S.; Liliasari, L.; Sinaga, P. & Abdullah, A. G. (2022). Implementation of NPIVL to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of Pre-Service Physics Teacher. Berkala Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika, 10(3), 362. https://doi.org/10.20527/bipf.v10i3.15042
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Hull, M. M., Kuo, E., Gupta, A., & Elby, A. (2013). Problem-solving rubrics revisited: Attending to the blending of informal conceptual and formal mathematical reasoning. Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research, 9(1), 0101051–01010516.
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Karpudewan, M, & Chong, T. Y. (2018). Evaluating Radioactivity Remote Laboratory’s Effectiveness in Learning Radioactivity Concepts. Research in Science Education. 50 (2) : 2243-2268
Klegeris, A.; McKeown, S. B.; Hurren, H.; Spielman, L. J; Stuart, M., & Bahniwal, M. (2017). Dynamics of undergraduate student generic problem-solving skills captured by a campus-wide study. Higher Education, 74(5), 877–896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0082-0
Kwok, T. F; Yeung, C.H; & Xu, Y. (2017). Swaying public opinion on nuclear energy: Afield experiment in Hong Kong. Untilities Policy, 46, 48–57.
Leung, D. Y., & Kember, D. (2003). The relationship between approaches to learning and reflection upon practice. Educational Psychology, 23(1), 61–71.
Mah, D. N.; Hills P., & Tao, J. (2014). Risk pereception ,trust, and public engagement in nuclear decision-making in Hongkong. Energi Policy, 73, 368–390.
Malkawi, S., & Al-Araidah, O. (2013). Students’ assessment of interactive distance experimentation in nuclear reactor physics laboratory. European Journal of Engineering Education, 38(5), 512–518.
Nguyen, V.P & Yim, M. S. (2018). Examination of different socioeconomic factors that contribute to the public acceptance of nuclear energy. Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 50, 767–772.
OECD. (2015). Assessment and Analytical Framework: Science, Reading, Mathematic, Financial Literacy and Collaborative Problem Solving (revised edition). OECD Publishing.
Roh, S., & Kim, D. (2017). Effect of Fukushima accident on public acceptance of nuclear energy (Fukushima accident and nuclear public acceptance). Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy. 12 (6): 559-564.
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Syarip, S; Abimanyu, A; Hidayat, U S; Taxwim & Wahyono, P. I. (2018). Development of Internet Reactor Laboratory Using Kartini Reactor for Training and Education. Electrical Power, Electronics, Communications, Controls and Informatics Seminar (EECCIS), 411–414.
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Wu, J.; Guo, R.; Wang, Z., & Zeng, R. (2021). Integrating spherical video-based virtual reality into elementary school students’ scientific inquiry instruction: effects on their problem-solving performance. Interactive Learning Environments, 29(3), 496–509. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2019.1587469
Yakovlev, D.; Pryakhin, A., & Medvedeva, L. (2017). Overview of Codes and Tolls for Nuclear Engineering Education. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1797(020019).
Yazdanpanah, K. (2007). The effect of background knowledge and reading comprehension test items on male and female performance. The Reading Matrix, 7(2), 64–80.
Yuan, X; Zuo, Ma J R; Wang, Y. (2017). How would social acceptance affect nuclear power development? A study from China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 163, 179–186.
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Hartini, S., Liliasari, L., & Sinaga, P. (2023). Students’ problem solving skill in nuclear physics course through NPIRL. Momentum: Physics Education Journal, 7(2), 279–289. https://doi.org/10.21067/mpej.v7i2.8567
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