ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S BASIC ABILITY IN SOLVING PHYSICS PROBLEMS AT STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7 BANDA ACEH

Suci Rahmi Ananda
Ms, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia, sucidjkm@student.upi.edu

Abstract
The study titled "Analysis of student’s basic ability in solving physics problems at state Senior High School 7 Banda Aceh", discusses the problem of how the student’s basic ability in solving physics problems at state Senior High School 7 Banda Aceh. The purpose of this study was to analyze the student’s basic ability in solving physics problems at state Senior High School 7 Banda Aceh. The population of this study is the students class X of state Senior High School 7 Banda Aceh, amounting to 159 students. The number of population is defined sample of 33%, it is 52 students. The sample determination was done randomly. The approach of this study is descriptive approach. The instrument to collect the data used is a test. The test is given in essay form. Data were analyzed using qualitative analysis technique. The result showed that students class X Senior High School State 7 Banda Aceh who have very good ability in solving the physics problems in the material “Straight Motion Changes Irregularly” as many as 23 students with percentage 44, 23%, which is good ability as many as 4 students with percentage 7, 69%, moderate ability as many as 24 students with percentage 46, 15%, less than 1 student with percentage 1, 92% and no students with bad ability. Thus, it can be concluded that the basic ability of students in solving the physics problems in the material straight motion changes irregularly in class X High School 7 Banda Aceh is in the good category. Suggested for the next study that are relate to the student’s basic ability in solving physics problems both at the level of Junior High School /Madrasah Tsanawiyah and Senior High School /Madrasah Aliyah can be continued by other researchers. So, it can be exposed to the constraints experienced by students in solving physics problems. This will make it easier for students to solve systematic physics problems.

Keywords: analysis, basic ability, problem.