ANALYSIS OF MISCONCEPTION AND THE ROLE OF CONCEPT MAP TO MINIMALIZE STUDENTS’ MISCONCEPTION ON HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TOPIC AT SMA NEGERI 1 SIDIKALANG ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

This study aimed to analyze the students’ misconception in human digestive
system topic and also to determine the role of concept map to minimalize
students’ misconception that experienced by students of XI IPA grade in SMA
Negeri 1 Sidikalang. The method used in study is descriptive and quasi
experimental where the descriptive method is to investigate students’
understanding of concept and students’ misconception based on human digestive
system topic. Second, quasi experimental research used after learning process.
Quasi-experimental research used to determine the effect of concept map in
reducing the students’ misconception. The design of Quasi- experimental research
used one group pretest-postest design. Instrument that used for detecting students’
misconception was two dimensional diagnostic test and for reducing students’
misconception by using concept map. Students’ misconception decrease from
54% to 33% after concept map is given in the learning process to study the
concept in human digestive system topic. Based on the calculation, it was got tcount
(3.195) and ttable (1.661), so tcount (3.195 ) > ttable (1.661). It was conclude that
concept map has role in minimalize students’ misconception on topic human
digestive system in SMA Negeri 1 Sidikalang Class XI IPA academic year
2015/2016.