APPLYING MULTIREPRESENTATION BASED PHYSICS LEARNING TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS IN CLASS X MIPA2 SMA BABUSSALAM PEKANBARU

Abstract

This study aims to improve students’ representation skills by applying multirepresentation based physics
learning in Class X MIPA2 SMA Babussalam Pekanbaru. This classroom action research is conducted with
two cycles where one cycle step consist of planning, implementation of observation and reflection. The
subjects of the study were students of class X MIPA2 as many as 33 female students. The data collection
instrument is a test of representation ability given to the student at the end of each cycle. The technique of
data analysis is descriptive with result of data analysis showed: the ability of representation of students
based on the aspect of representation ability increased by 13,69%, while the ability to present representation
into four format (graph, image, mathematical and verbal) increased by 10,11%. Thus, it can be concluded
that the aplication of physics learning with multirepresentation based can improve the ability of
representation of students of Class X MIPA2 SMA Babussalam Pekanbaru.