Analysis of Students’ Problem-Solving Skills in Newton’s Law with 5E Learning Cycle

Authors

Nidya Desyana, Universitas Negeri MalangFollow
Sutopo Sutopo, Universitas Negeri MalangFollow
Nandang Mufti, Universitas Negeri MalangFollow

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify students’ problem-solving skills in Newton’s laws through the implementation of the 5E learning cycle in the classroom. A pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach was employed. Data on problem-solving skills were collected from students’ pre-test and post-test responses to two essay questions. The indicator with the highest percentage of problem-solving skills was useful description (83% of students), while the indicator with the lowest percentage was specific application of physics (33% of students). Due to the non-normal distribution of the data, the Wilcoxon test was utilized. The results indicated a significant difference in students’ problem-solving abilities between the pretest and posttest, with a significance value less than 0.05. Consequently, normalized-gain scores were used to further evaluate the improvement in students’ problem-solving skills following the 5E learning cycle. The findings reveal an increase in problem-solving skills, with an N-Gain of 0.63, categorized as medium. This suggests that the 5E learning cycle effectively enhances students’ problem-solving abilities.

Recommended Citation

Desyana, Nidya; Sutopo, Sutopo; and Mufti, Nandang (2024) "Analysis of Students’ Problem-Solving Skills in Newton’s Law with 5E Learning Cycle," Jurnal Pendidikan Sains: Vol. 12: No. 4, Article 5.
Available at: https://citeus.um.ac.id/jps/vol12/iss4/5