TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Using Virtual Laboratory on Grade 10 Students’ Conceptual Understanding and their Attitudes towards Physics
AU  - Faour, Malak Abou
AU  - Ayoubi, Zalpha
PY  - 2018
DA  - January
JF  - Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health
JO  - JESEH
PB  - ISRES Publishing
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-214X
SP  - 54
EP  - 68
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - This study investigated the effect of using (VL) ongrade 10 students’ conceptual understanding of the direct current electriccircuit and their attitudes towards physics. The research used a quantitativeexperimental approach. The sample of the study was formed of 50 students of thetenth grade, aged 14 to 16 years old, of an official secondary school in MountLebanon. Participants were randomly assigned into two groups of 25 studentseach. The experimental group was taught using VL, where experimental activitieswere conducted through Circuit Construction Kit developed by the PhETsimulations. However, the control group was taught through interactivedemonstrations using real laboratory equipment. Both groups were pre and post-testedby means of two instruments: “Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electriccurrent Concepts test” (DIRECT) and “Physics Attitude Scale” (PAS). Thedata analysis of the DIRECT test scores showed that, after 10 weeks, theconceptual understanding of the direct current electric circuit had markedlyimproved in both groups. However,the mean score of the experimental group was significantly higher than that ofthe control group. On the other hand, there was no significantdifference in students' attitudes towards physics between the two groups.
KW  - Physics teaching
KW  - Conceptual understanding
KW  - Virtual laboratory
KW  - Interactive demonstrations
KW  - Students’ attitudes
CR  - Faour, M.A. & Ayoubi, Z. (2018). The effect of using virtual laboratory on grade 10 students’ conceptual understanding and their attitudes towards physics. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health (JESEH), 4(1), 54-68.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jeseh/issue//387482
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/415803
ER  -