Umrotul, Aurelia Astria L. Jewaru, Sentot Kusairi, Nugroho Adi Pramono
The aim of this study is to analyze the ability of students to solve the problems of linear motion kinematics expressed in symbolic and numeric representation. Research was survey with cross-sectional design. Research subjects included 26 first year undergraduate students in physics at one of the State Universities in Malang which was consisted of 10 men and 16 women. The research instrument was open-ended test of linear motion kinematics problems expressed in symbolic and numeric representations with a reability 0.807. The research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that students had difficulty solving linier motion kinematics problems in both representations but problems in symbolic representations were more difficult for students to solve than numeric representations. The study suggested further research to explore the causes of student difficulties more authentically, e.g. by interviewing or thinking aloud. © 2022 Sociedad Mexicana de Fisica. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia
