Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts

The study used a Flash simulation applet to facilitate understanding of basic refraction of light concepts among 31 Grade 8 secondary school physics students (14-year-olds) who were involved in a one-to-one laptop initiative. The students demonstrated satisfactory understanding of light refraction c...

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Main Authors: Ng, S., Koh, T., Treagust, David, Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge Publishing 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15623
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author Ng, S.
Koh, T.
Treagust, David
Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
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description The study used a Flash simulation applet to facilitate understanding of basic refraction of light concepts among 31 Grade 8 secondary school physics students (14-year-olds) who were involved in a one-to-one laptop initiative. The students demonstrated satisfactory understanding of light refraction concepts, thereby supporting the use of the simulation applet while at the same time providing evidence of the strengths and shortcomings of the one-to-one laptop initiative.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-156232017-01-30T11:50:51Z Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts Ng, S. Koh, T. Treagust, David Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam light refraction one-to-one computing simulations The study used a Flash simulation applet to facilitate understanding of basic refraction of light concepts among 31 Grade 8 secondary school physics students (14-year-olds) who were involved in a one-to-one laptop initiative. The students demonstrated satisfactory understanding of light refraction concepts, thereby supporting the use of the simulation applet while at the same time providing evidence of the strengths and shortcomings of the one-to-one laptop initiative. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15623 Cambridge Publishing restricted
spellingShingle light refraction
one-to-one computing
simulations
Ng, S.
Koh, T.
Treagust, David
Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title_full Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title_fullStr Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title_full_unstemmed Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title_short Using Simulations in a One-to-One Computing Activity to Introduce Light Refraction Concepts
title_sort using simulations in a one-to-one computing activity to introduce light refraction concepts
topic light refraction
one-to-one computing
simulations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15623