Students’ External Representation Patterns of Suspending Objects in Static Fluid
Jusman Mansyur
,
I Komang Werdhiana
,
Darsikin Darsikin
,
Sarintan N. Kaharu
,
Nurgan Tadeko
This study aims to explore the pattern of external representation of suspending objects in a static fluid. The study used a qualitative descriptive me.
- Pub. date: April 15, 2022
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This study aims to explore the pattern of external representation of suspending objects in a static fluid. The study used a qualitative descriptive method involving 57 elementary, junior, senior school, and university students. Data collection implemented a 30-item test covering the dominant context of suspending and partially floating and sinking. Some of phenomenographic steps were adapted in data analysis. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that there is a dominant external representation pattern, where there is a simplification of the depiction of suspending objects. Suspending position tends to be locked in a limited area, namely in the middle of the depth of the liquid. In the context of suspending objects' cuts, the cuts were generally represented by an upward shifting pattern. Factors that influence the pattern of representation are the involvement of intuition in conceptualizing the phenomena presented, and the conceptual aspect of density has not been integrated into the reasoning process for compiling external representations, both diagrams, and texts. Research limitation is presented in this article.
Keywords: External representation pattern, floating, sinking, static fluid, suspending.
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