摘要:The purpose of this research was to understand the misconception level of 10th
grade students in Yogyakarta province of Indonesia in understanding the concept
of ionic and covalent bonds. The ionic and covalent bonds were chosen based on
the need assessment on chemistry teachers. This study was inclueded qualitative
descriptive research which described the level of students’ misconceptions. The
sample of this study was 56 students of 10th grade students. The sample was
selected by using purposive random sampling technique. The data was collected by
three-tier diagnostic test. The data was analysed to determine the percentage of
misconception level. The results indicated that the 10th grade students in
Yogyakarta suffered misconception with high, medium, and low categories of
19.05%, 42.86%, and 9.52%, respectively.