The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills and attitudes towards using them in learning Physics of physics Students in the college of sciense at An-Najah National University

This study aimed at investigating the effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills and attitudes towards using them in learning Physics. In order to achieve the goal of this study, the researcher prepared some questions: 1) What is The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills between controlled and experimental groups? 2) What is The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills between experimental groups Attributed to the sex? 3) What is The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills between experimental groups Attributed to the experience? 4) What is The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the attitudes towards using them in learning Physics of physics Students in the college of sciense at An-Najah National University? The population of the study consisted of all sudents who registered (General Physics Laboratory 2 course - 22108) during the first semester (103) sudents. The study sample consisted of 54 students from the population of the study selected by random way, was divided randomly into two groups, namely: controlled and experimental. The former group consisted of 24 students, which studied traditionally (traditional lab) while the latter consisted of 30 students, studied by using a computerized educational program (virtual lab). The researcher designed Rubric to find out The Effect of Using Virtual lab on the Development of laboratory skills and developed a scale of attitudes towards using virtual lab in learning Physics of physics Students consisted of 43 multiple choice questions. The results showed that there are variations at the significance level of (α=0.05) in the of laboratory skills of the students and their attitudes due to the teaching method in the experimental group. In addition, the researcher recommended encouraging to use the virtual lab to teach the different branches of physics