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

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 traditi...

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Main Authors: Oh, E., Treagust, David, Koh, T., Phang, W., Ng, S., Sim, G., Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Science Teachers Association 2012
Online Access:http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-314652292.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42080
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author Oh, E.
Treagust, David
Koh, T.
Phang, W.
Ng, S.
Sim, G.
Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
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description 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-420802017-01-30T14:57:17Z 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, E. Treagust, David Koh, T. Phang, W. Ng, S. Sim, G. Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam 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. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42080 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-314652292.html Australian Science Teachers Association restricted
spellingShingle Oh, E.
Treagust, David
Koh, T.
Phang, W.
Ng, S.
Sim, G.
Chandrasegaran, Arulsingam
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
title 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_short 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
title_sort 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
url http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-314652292.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42080