The study of the influence of CAL software on middle school students'''' learning of buoyancy concept

• Main Authors: Juay Loong Huang, 黃瑞龍
• Other Authors: Chin-Chang Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92606872805764036750

碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 物理學系在職進修專班 === 91 === The study of the influence of CAL software on middle school students'''' learning of buoyancy concept Abstract The purpose of this study was to learn the influence of a CAL software on the study of buoyancy concept. The sample students were 9th graders, who had learned the concept before, with poor understanding on the concept . The influences of the CAL software on learning achievement were studied through the data including pre-test, post-test, interview, and questionnaire. Five students with the most high pre-test scores and five with most low scores were interviewed to analysis their learning process and their attitude to the CAL. Whether or not the students made conceptual changes were also studied. Five conclusions were found in this study as follows: 1. There were no significant differences on achievement improvement after using this software in all sample students and higher-score students, however, the achievements were obvious enhanced in lower-score students. 2. There were no significant differences on achievement improvement after using this software in different sexes. 3. Students who used the software more often or longer time indeed enhance their learning achievement. 4. The low achievers made more conceptual changes than the high achievers, but both changes were not significant .Some still owned misconceptions after learning through CAL software. 5. All students showed high learning attitude toward the using of this software.