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Effect Of A Video-Based Laboratory On The High School Pupils’ Understanding Of Constant Speed Motion

Author 1: Louis Trudel
Author 2: Abdeljalil Métioui

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) : 10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030513

Article Published in International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 3 Issue 5, 2012.

Abstract: Among the physical phenomena studied in high school, the kinematical concepts are important because they constitute a precondition for the study of subsequent concepts of mechanics. Our research aims at studying the effect of a computer-assisted scientific investigation on high school pupils’ understanding of the constant speed motion. Experimentation took place in a high school physics classroom. A repeated measures analysis of variance shows that, during the implementation of this strategy, the pupils’ understanding of kinematical concepts increased in a significant way. In conclusion, we specify advantages and limits of the study and give future research directions concerning the design of a computer-assisted laboratory in high school physics.

Keywords: speed; computer-assisted laboratory; understanding; high school; Rasch measurement.

Louis Trudel and Abdeljalil Métioui, “Effect Of A Video-Based Laboratory On The High School Pupils’ Understanding Of Constant Speed Motion” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 3(5), 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030513