How Computer-Assisted Teaching in Physics Can Enhance Student Learning

Autor/in	Karamustafaoglu, O.
Titel	How Computer-Assisted Teaching in Physics Can Enhance Student Learning
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 7 (2012) 13, S.297-308 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
DOI	10.5897/ERR11.272
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Simulation; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Instructional Effectiveness; Preservice Teacher Education; Conventional Instruction; Science Instruction; Physics; Teaching Methods; Preservice Teachers; Motion; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Physik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bewegungsablauf; Türkei
Abstract	Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is an important topic for physics or science students and has wide applications all over the world. Computer simulations are applications of special interest in physics teaching because they support powerful modeling environments involving physics concepts. This article is aimed to compare the effect of computer-assisted teaching (CAT) realized from the simulations of software developed by the researchers for the interactive-physics program and traditional teaching methods on the success of the science prospective teachers and to determine the effect of their concept learning on SHM. The study was conducted in 2008 to 2009 academic year and was carried out in two different classes taught by the same teacher, in which there were seventy freshman science student teachers, attending to Amasya University Science Education Department. An experimental research design including SHM test was applied at the beginning and at the end of the research as pre-test and post-test. After the practice, general achievement in SHM test increased by 15% in favor of experiment group at (p less than 0.05) significant level. Research findings strongly supported that computer simulations might be used as an alternative instructional tool to help students develop their understanding of physics and CAT is more successful than traditional teaching methods. (Contains 2 figures and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10