EFFECTS OF COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS AND VIDEO INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGES ON THE ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Oyetola Oyeniran, Temitope Adetokunbo Oteyola

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The study examined the effect of Computer-Based Simulations (CBSs) or Video Instructional Package (VIP) on secondary school students’ attitude towards Physics in Osun State, Nigeria. It also determined if there are interactions between student’s sex and the effects of CBSs or VIP on the students’ attitude towards Physics. The study adopted pretest, posttest, control group quasi-experimental design. One hundred and thirteen senior secondary school Physics students were selected from all the Physics students in the senior secondary schools in Osun State using a multistage sampling procedure. The students were grouped into two experimental groups and one control. Physics Students’ Attitude Questionnaire (PSAQ) was used for data gathering. The content validity ratio (α = 1) was obtained for the instrument and Split half method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and Spearman-Brown coefficient r = 0.86 was obtained for its reliability. Analysis of data showed no significant difference in the attitude of the students irrespective of the method of instruction (F(2,110) = 1.17 ; p > 0.05). The finding also showed no significant interaction between sex and the effects of CBSs or VIP on the students’ attitude towards Physics (F(2,112) = 0.25 ; p > 0.05). The study concluded both Computer Based Simulations and Video Instructional Package had the same effects on secondary school students’ attitude towards Physics and also sex did not significantly intervene on the effects of CBSs or VIP on secondary school students’ attitude towards Physics.

 

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attitude; computer-based simulations; sex; video instructional package

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