This study aims to determine the correlation
between formal reasoning ability and physics concepts
mastery of Senior High School Nasrani 1 Medan
Students in 2018/2019 Academic Year.
The method of correlational research was carried
out in this study with a sample size of 40 students from a
total of 94 students whose withdrawals were carried out
by purposive sampling method. The research instrument
used was the Formal Reasoning Ability Test which was
adapted from the Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) and
the Physics Concept Mastery Test.
The results of the analysis of formal reasoning
abilities show that the transitional reasoning rate is
12.5%, the initial formal is 37% and the formal is 50%.
Whereas, the physics concept mastery test was classified
as good, with the highest score being 9.5 and the lowest
being 6.5 overall. Students can achieve the minimum
completeness criteria (KKM) of 6.5. The magnitude of
the correlation coefficient index is 0.756 which is
classified as high and the coefficient of determination is
57.15%. The tcount is 7.113 and the significance (pvalue) is
less than 0.05, it means that the hypothesis is accepted
which states that there is a correlation positive and
significant between formal reasoning ability and physics
concept mastery of senior high school Nasrani 1 Medan
students in 2018/2019 academic year
Keywords : Formal Reasoning Ability, Physics Concepts Mastery