AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ SKILL IN APPLYING THE PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY TO THE PHYSICS PROBLEM SETTLEMENT IN FACING AEC AS GLOBAL COMPETITION
ABSTRACT: The results of
previous studies show that students of Physics Education (S1 and S2), FKIP
Syiah Kuala University more than 50% do not understand the programs and roadmap
of Pilar ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community as a part of the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC). The inference of those results to the implementation of
learning physics and science education system needs to be implemented through a
link and match learning model that can improve the ability to think critically
and creatively, and students need to be trained to be problem solvers, not the
problem makers.Based on these problems, through this research has been applied
physics learning by using Problem Solving strategies on 25 students of Master of Physical Education
and Science. At the end of the implementation study measured the ability of
students to apply problem-solving strategies in accordance with Answer Sections
of Problem Solving adopted from previous research. The results showed that the
majority of students (78%) are able to implement the stage I (Focus on Problem)
with a complete, almost all respondents (91%) was only able to implement the
stage II (Describe the Physics) of about 40%, almost all respondents (91% ) can
apply for the stage III (Plan The Solution) approximately 80% of all
respondents have been able to implement the stage IV (Excute the Plan)
perfectly, and all respondents have been able to apply the stage V (Evaluate
the Answer) completely. It is expected that all staff of teaching Science
materials (Physics), they are recommended strongly to implement Problem Solving
as an alternative strategy for preparing students to face global competition in
the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Author: A. Halim, Yusrizal,
Susanna, Tarmizi
Journal Code: jppendidikangg160001
