Investigating How Physics Practical’s Influence Conceptual Understanding of Physics
- Author
- Mudhungwe, Denford
- Title
- Investigating How Physics Practical’s Influence Conceptual Understanding of Physics
- Abstract
- The goal of this study is to determine the impact of physics practical work on students' academic performance after implementing practical work in an experimental group. High school students from Mashonaland East Province's Mvurwi District (Rujeko High School in Glendale and Kundayi High School in Concession) participated in this study. This study included ninety (90) Form Four, Form Five, and Form Six students; forty-six (46) students were assigned to the experimental group, while the remaining forty-six (46) students were assigned to the control group. Practical work and traditional teaching methods were used to instruct the experimental and control groups, respectively. This study employed a quasi-experimental design. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 22.0 was used to analyse data on students' academic achievement, and the Mann Whitney U Test was employed. Prior to treatment, there was no significant difference in academic achievement between students in both groups (U = 899.50, p > 0.05 is not significant), indicating that the group of students is homogeneous. However, there is a statistical difference in students' academic performance following the application of practical work (U = 773.500, p < 0.05 is significant). It is recommended that educators undertake practical work as frequently as feasible (once a week) and increase the time spent on practical work to improve students' knowledge of physics concepts. Physics teachers can utilize the findings to drive the design and delivery of practical activities that are relevant and meaningful to their students. The study, for example, may discover specific physics practical’s that are especially helpful in developing conceptual comprehension among students in this location.
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Physics Practical
- Supervisor
- Dr. Nyakotyo
- Item sets
- Department of Engineering and Physics
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