Student physics literacy on gas power plants

Abstract

The electricity we use comes from generators. Not everyone understands how electricity is generated and how it can flow into homes. This paper wants to reveal the concepts and phenomena of physics in gas power plants and how the level of student literacy is about it. This research is a preliminary study using observational methods, surveys, and literature studies. The results showed: (1) there are many electricity concepts found in gas power plants (2) Student literacy related to the working principles of gas power plants is still low. This study concludes that many physical concepts can be explained when electricity is produced at a gas power plant that must be taught to students. This study recommends the importance of efforts to increase student literacy through learning contextual physics.