his study is conducted with the purpose of identifying the alternative framework contained in students’
imagination on the concept of matter at submicroscopic level. Through the design of purposive sampling
techniques, a total of 15 students are interviewed to obtain the data. Data from analysis document is utilized to
strengthen the interview. The qualitative data is analyzed using the grounded theory analysis strategy. The
finding shows there is an existence of alternative framework in the students’ scientific imagination: macro
imagination. The image of hydrogen gas is the highest macro alternative framework imagination generated by
the students while the second is the water molecules formation and followed by hydrogen molecules collision.
On the other hand, no imagination is produced on the hydrogen electron. Hence, the emphasis on scientific
concept upon imagination must be enhanced so that they are able to master the chemistry concepts at
submicroscopic level. The summary of the implications of the study suggests that the teachers need to associate
the students’ imagination with the related science concepts so that even they are imagining according to their
own capabilities and interest propensity, they are still maintaining the scientific perspective in the course of their
imagination