The Impact of Internet Virtual Physics Laboratory Instruction on the Achievement in Physics, Science Process Skills and Computer Attitudes of 10th-Grade Students |
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| Authors: | Kun-Yuan Yang and Jia-Sheng Heh |
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| Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Education and Center for Teacher Education, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200, Chung Pei Rd., Chung Li, 32023, Taiwan, ROC;(2) Department of Information and Computer Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200, Chung Pei Rd., Chung Li, 32023, Taiwan, ROC |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the impact of Internet Virtual Physics Laboratory (IVPL) instruction
with traditional laboratory instruction in physics academic achievement, performance of science process skills, and computer
attitudes of tenth grade students. One-hundred and fifty students from four classes at one private senior high school in Taoyuan
Country, Taiwan, R.O.C. were sampled. All four classes contained 75 students who were equally divided into an experimental
group and a control group. The pre-test results indicated that the students’ entry-level physics academic achievement, science
process skills, and computer attitudes were equal for both groups. On the post-test, the experimental group achieved significantly
higher mean scores in physics academic achievement and science process skills. There was no significant difference in computer
attitudes between the groups. We concluded that the IVPL had potential to help tenth graders improve their physics academic
achievement and science process skills. |
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| Keywords: | Cooperative/collaborative learning Interactive learning environment Multimedia/hypermedia systems Secondary education Virtual reality |
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