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Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(11), pp. 5281 - 5298
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081129
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Effect of the Problem-based Learning (PBL) Method with the Integration of Interactive Simulation on the Physical Sciences Conceptual Understanding of the Moroccan Common Core Learners
Cherif Alaoui Mrani *, Abdelkrim El hajjami , Jalal Khouna
Laboratory of Computer and Interdisciplinary Physic (LIPI), ENS (Ecole Normale sup茅rieure), Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
ABSTRACT
Thanks to its advantages in improving the learning, the understanding and the performance of learners, the interactive simulations have become among the main tools recommended by many researches as an alternative to the traditional pedagogical tools. Indeed, the forms and the objectives of the integration of simulations in teaching and learning process are varied depending on the pedagogical needs of the user, as well as according to the adopted learning methods and activities. In this contribution we aim to study the impact of problem-based learning (PBL) using interactive simulation, on the understanding of the concepts related to the rotational equilibrium, taught in common core science level. The concepts covered by this study are force and inventory, torque and Newton's second law for rotation. We first propose a selection grid to help teachers to choose the appropriate simulation product for a given problem-based learning activity, we later perform the experience to compare the performance of the students in the control group (who solve the problem using traditional method) and the students in the experimental group (who use the simulation tool) based on the pre-test and post-test methodology. The simulation tool used in the experimental part is determined using the grid that we have developed. Obtained results have shown that the use of interactive simulation has a positive effect on student's conceptual understanding, if it was properly integrated into an educational context.
KEYWORDS
Interactive Simulation, Problem-based Learning, Conceptual Understanding, Rotational Equilibrium, Physics
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Cherif Alaoui Mrani , Abdelkrim El hajjami , Jalal Khouna , "Effect of the Problem-based Learning (PBL) Method with the Integration of Interactive Simulation on the Physical Sciences Conceptual Understanding of the Moroccan Common Core Learners," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 5281 - 5298, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081129.
(b). APA Format:
Cherif Alaoui Mrani , Abdelkrim El hajjami , Jalal Khouna (2020). Effect of the Problem-based Learning (PBL) Method with the Integration of Interactive Simulation on the Physical Sciences Conceptual Understanding of the Moroccan Common Core Learners. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(11), 5281 - 5298. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081129.