Abstract:
This study investigated the effect of integration of computer technology such as computer
animation into the teaching and learning of nuclear physics. The study involved one class
of form three physics students in Anglican Senior High School in Kumasi. Purposive and
convenience sampling techniques were used to select 70 students (13 females and
57 males). Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using test and
unstructured interviews respectively. The students wrote a pre-intervention test after
which the computer animations were used to teach the lesson. The students then wrote a
similar test as a post-intervention test. In the analysis of data, SPSS was used to find out
whether there was a significant improvement in students’ performance in relation to the
lesson taught using traditional and computer animation methods of teaching.
A paired sample t-test conducted showed that there was a significant difference in the
pre-intervention test and post-intervention test scores at p-value of 0.00 (α ≤ 0.05).
The findings further revealed that the students perceived the computer animation method
of teaching to be very effective since it enhanced their performance.
The study recommends the use of computer animation method of teaching in physics
lessons at the SHS level.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE
MASTER OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) DEGREE