Abstract:

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a simulation based material, which is intended for the sixth grade’s subject of “Resultant Force” in “Force and Motion” unit, on the academic achievements and attitudes of the students. In the study, a pretest - posttest research pattern is adopted with a quasi-experimental research approach. For this purpose, two classes constituted formerly are selected as sample which consists of total 41 students in the sixth grade in Altınordu county of Ordu. Collecting data was analyzed with the help of SPSS 22 packaged software and Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests were used. At the end of the research, it was seen that the academic achievement of the experimental group was higher than the academic achievement of the control group. Also, it was observed that the students had positive attitudes toward the computer assisted science instruction. Designing simulation supported materials for various units, concepts and subjects in science education is suggested

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