EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS TO DESCRIBE ABILITY OF THE PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING

Abstract

This research aims to develop an evaluation instrument to describe the physics problem solving ability. In developing the instrument of problem solving ability, researchers adopt the instrument developed by Lynn that include 5 indicators, namely: useful description, physics approach, specific application of physics, mathematical procedures, and logical progression. The method used in this research is method development (R & D) by using a qualitative approach. Selection of this method to develop an evaluation instrument problem solving ability of students, implementation, and data collection. The subjects of this research is a student of physics education consisted of students with high academic ability as much as 2 people and students with low academic ability, as much as 2 people. The results showed that the evaluation instrument was developed to describe the problem solving ability of students are categorized either high or low category.