Effect of integrating physics education technology simulations on students’ conceptual understanding in physics: A review of literature
2021; American Physical Society; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physrevphyseducres.17.023108
ISSN2469-9896
AutoresHerbert James Banda, Joseph Nzabahimana,
Tópico(s)Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
ResumoThis paper describes a comprehensive review of 31 quasi or experimental research studies from the past decade on the effect of PhET simulations on students' conceptual understanding of physics. Two questions guided the review: (i) To what extent do PhET simulations enhance students' conceptual understanding of physics? (ii) What are the best ways to use PhET simulations to enhance conceptual understanding of physics? The reviewed literature provides robust evidence that PhET simulations can significantly enhance students' conceptual understanding of physics and can be integrated into many active learning instructional environments. The paper also points out gaps and directions of future research and suggests that educators integrate PhET simulations in physics to create more meaningful learning.Received 30 June 2021Accepted 20 October 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.023108Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.Published by the American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasTechnologyPhysics Education Research
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