The Effect Of Using Computer Assisted Instruction On The Achievement Of The Tenth Basic Grade In Physics And Their Attitudes Towards Using Of The Computer

The effect of using computer assisted instruction on the achievement of the tenth basic grade in physics and their attitudes towards using of the computer. Prepared by Yaser Mustafa Yousif Haidamous Supervised by Ph.D. Mohammed Salim Amlah This study aimed at investigating the effect of using computer aided using in the achievement of the tenth basic grade in physics compared with the traditional method , in addition to identify the change in the attitudes of the students toward the computer after using it in teaching . The sample of the study consisted of(144)students , male and female , from the tenth basic grade , who were selected randomly: 74 of them from Al - Salahiyyeh Secondary Girls School, and 70 from Thafir Al- Masri Secondary Boys School in the Governorate of Nablus . The students were divided in to two groups: experimental group containing 37 female students and 38 male students , and a control group consisting of 37 female students and 32 male students ; the male students studied in separate units from the female students in both groups . The researcher examined the equivalence of the groups by a pretest and used of (t- test) for independent scores , the results of the analysis confirmed the equivalence of the two groups the experimental and the controlled groups . In this study , a computerized program for teaching physics in uniform electric currents was prepared by the researcher and applied to the subjects of the experimented group , of both sexes , for two months , with the average of ( 14 ) class periods weekly, where two male students or two female students shared the same computer in the two mentioned schools ; the control group studied the sake topics in the same period of time by traditional teaching method . An achievement test was of administered to the two groups, and an attitudes test both before and after the experiment . This study attempted to answer two question : The first question : Are there significant differences at ( α = 0.05 ) in the means of achievement of students in physics due to using of the computer in teaching or to sex or to the interaction between the two variables ? : The results of the study confirmed the existence of significant differences at ( α = 0.05 ) in the averages of achievement of students of the tenth basic grade in physic that are ascribed to the computer in teaching to the Benefit of the experimental group, no differences were found due to sex or Interaction. The second question : Are there significant differences ( at α = 0.05 ) between the means of students attitudes towards computer using in teaching physics due to sex teaching method and interaction of sex with teaching methods ? The results of the study confirmed the existence of significant differences at (α = 0.05) in the averages scores of the pupils toward the computer due to the use of the computer in teaching on the attitudes of the experimental group toward the computer was higher than that of the control group but insignificantly The results showed the existence of significant difference in the averages of attitudes toward the computer due to sex to the benefit of males , but on significant differences were found in the averages of the attitudes toward the computer due to interaction between sex and computer use. Further students on using computer in the teaching process as well as the students' attitudes towards the computerized courses were recommended . The researcher, likewise, recommended Mher Resemh on using computer as an assistant instrument on the students' achievement according to their abilities.