The effect of computer simulations over students’ beliefs on physics and physics success

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to measure the impact of teaching which is carried out with interactive computer simulations on students’ beliefs about physics and achievement of physics. The research has been carried out in 2008–2009 academic year fall semester at Selcuk University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Education Faculty on 152 students who studied General Physics 1 Course. For the study a survey called “Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey” (CLASS) was used. In addition a success test has been used to measure students’ success on Physics. As a result of analysis data obtained from the research, it was seen that the courses with interactive simulations have a positive effect on students’ beliefs about physics and physics achievement