Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models
This study aims to explore how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws can reconstruct students’ mental models by altering existing misconceptions. A mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) was used in the research. Participants were 31 students (15 boys and 16 girls, aged 15–16 years) in th...
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| author | Andi Suhandi Achmad Samsudin Nuzulira Janeusse Fratiwi Nurdini Nurdini Selly Feranie Muhammad Guntur Purwanto Suharto Linuwih Bayram Coştu |
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| description | This study aims to explore how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws can reconstruct students’ mental models by altering existing misconceptions. A mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) was used in the research. Participants were 31 students (15 boys and 16 girls, aged 15–16 years) in the 10th grade of one public high school in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. The instrument used Multi-representation on Tier Instrument of Newton’s laws (MOTION), consists of 36 subject matter questions about Newton’s First Law, Newton’s Second Law, Newton’s Third Law, and the type of forces. The data were analyzed using the categories of conception, mental model, and correction of a mental model. The result shows positive changes in each mental model from the pre-test to the post-test. The rate of correction in students’ mental models from pre-test to post-test occurred primarily in the Acceptable Correction (ACo) category. It was concluded that e-rebuttal texts can be used to reconstruct students’ mental models in conceptual change to become Scientific (SC) models. Other researchers may use learning models and strategies to involve students in groups to facilitate the discussion process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8bfef6ef1ed8457aa9bd9c0803b2e7c42025-08-20T01:56:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2025-04-011010.3389/feduc.2025.14723851472385Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental modelsAndi Suhandi0Achmad Samsudin1Nuzulira Janeusse Fratiwi2Nurdini Nurdini3Selly Feranie4Muhammad Guntur Purwanto5Suharto Linuwih6Bayram Coştu7Science Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, IndonesiaPhysics Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, IndonesiaPhysics Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, IndonesiaPhysics Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, IndonesiaPhysics Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minnesota, MN, United StatesPhysics Education Program, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, IndonesiaDepartment of Science Education, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, TürkiyeThis study aims to explore how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws can reconstruct students’ mental models by altering existing misconceptions. A mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) was used in the research. Participants were 31 students (15 boys and 16 girls, aged 15–16 years) in the 10th grade of one public high school in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. The instrument used Multi-representation on Tier Instrument of Newton’s laws (MOTION), consists of 36 subject matter questions about Newton’s First Law, Newton’s Second Law, Newton’s Third Law, and the type of forces. The data were analyzed using the categories of conception, mental model, and correction of a mental model. The result shows positive changes in each mental model from the pre-test to the post-test. The rate of correction in students’ mental models from pre-test to post-test occurred primarily in the Acceptable Correction (ACo) category. It was concluded that e-rebuttal texts can be used to reconstruct students’ mental models in conceptual change to become Scientific (SC) models. Other researchers may use learning models and strategies to involve students in groups to facilitate the discussion process.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1472385/fullconceptual changee-rebuttal textsmental modelmisconceptionsNewton’s laws |
| spellingShingle | Andi Suhandi Achmad Samsudin Nuzulira Janeusse Fratiwi Nurdini Nurdini Selly Feranie Muhammad Guntur Purwanto Suharto Linuwih Bayram Coştu Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models Frontiers in Education conceptual change e-rebuttal texts mental model misconceptions Newton’s laws |
| title | Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models |
| title_full | Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models |
| title_fullStr | Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models |
| title_short | Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models |
| title_sort | altering misconceptions how e rebuttal texts on newton s laws reconstructs students mental models |
| topic | conceptual change e-rebuttal texts mental model misconceptions Newton’s laws |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1472385/full |
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