Improving Students' Science Process Skills through Simple Computer Simulations on Linear Motion Conceptions

International Seminar on Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education 2016

数学;自然科学;计算机科学

Siahaan, P.^1 ; Suryani, A.^1 ; Kaniawati, I.^1 ; Suhendi, E.^1 ; Samsudin, A.^1

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Departemen Pendidikan Fisika, Jl. Setiabudhi No. 229, Sukasari, Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Isola, Isola

40154, Indonesia^1

关键词: Accelerated motion;    Communication skills;    Experimental methods;    Junior high schools;    Learning process;    Normalized gains;    Physics learning;    Uniform linear motions;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012017/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012017

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this research is to identify the development of students' science process skills (SPS) on linear motion concept by utilizing simple computer simulation. In order to simplify the learning process, the concept is able to be divided into three sub-concepts: 1) the definition of motion, 2) the uniform linear motion and 3) the uniformly accelerated motion. This research was administered via pre-experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design. The respondents which were involved in this research were 23 students of seventh grade in one of junior high schools in Bandung City. The improving process of students' science process skill is examined based on normalized gain analysis from pretest and posttest scores for all sub-concepts. The result of this research shows that students' science process skills are dramatically improved by 47% (moderate) on observation skill; 43% (moderate) on summarizing skill, 70% (high) on prediction skill, 44% (moderate) on communication skill and 49% (moderate) on classification skill. These results clarify that the utilizing simple computer simulations in physics learning is be able to improve overall science skills at moderate level.