The Effect of Training Usage of Electric Measuring Instruments to Student Performance Assessment in the Basic Physics Experiment 2 Course

Abstract

Experimental activities are closely related to measurement activities that require measuring instruments. Skills using measuring instruments affect learning outcomes of the experimental activities carried out. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of the implementation of the training on the use of electrical measuring instruments on the performance evaluation of physics education students in the basic physics experiments 2 course. This type of research is survey research. The research population was all students of the Physics Education Study Program Universiti of Riau semester 2, who took the Basic Physics Experiment 2 course in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The number of classes was 6 classes and each year a random sample class was taken, so the research sample amounted 3 classes. For 2017 students taking part in the Basic Physics Experiment 2 course, were only given instructions on the use of measuring instruments when conducting experiments, where as in 2018 and 2019, students taking basic physics experiments 2 were provided with special training before conducting experiments. The data collection instrument used was from the results of a three-year student performance assessment sheet on the topic of multiloop and alternating current experiments. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis. The results showed that students who were equipped with training in the use of electric measuring instrument before the lecture begins of Basic Physics Experiment 2, gave better performance assessment results compared to students who were not equipped with training in using electric measuring instrument. Therefore, training in the use of measuring instruments before conducting an experiment is very important given the basic physics experiment 2 on the topic of multiloops and alternating current.