ERIC Number: EJ991316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1449-6313
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Using Visualisations in Secondary School Physics Teaching and Learning: Evaluating the Efficacy of an Instructional Program to Facilitate Understanding of Gas and Liquid Pressure Concepts
Oh, Elisabeth Yian Yian; Treagust, David F.; Koh, Thiam Seng; Phang, Wei Lian; Ng, Shuh Lit; Sim, Gary; Chandrasegaran, A. L.
Teaching Science, v58 n4 p34-42 Dec 2012
An instructional program using four simulation applets was used to facilitate understanding of gas and liquid pressure concepts among twenty-two students in a Year 9 class from an independent secondary school in Singapore. A comparison group consisting of twenty-two students was taught using traditional didactic, chalk-and-talk instruction. Administration of a gas and liquid pressure conceptual test comprising ten multiple-choice items in a pretest-posttest design indicated significant improvement in understanding using the simulation applets compared to the didactic instruction. A seven-item attitudes questionnaire indicated that the students generally found the animation applets interesting and helpful in their physics lessons. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Physics, Foreign Countries, Visualization, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Scientific Concepts, Fuels, Grade 9, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 9; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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