The affect of computer supported simulation applications on the academic achievements and attainments of the seventh grade students on teaching of science

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration (WCLTA) -- OCT 29-31, 2010 -- Amer Univ, Cairo, EGYPTWOS: 000298553200232There is a belief about not to able to achieve learning science and it is generally thought to be hard to learn science. As a result of this belief, the target level of success can not be achieved in science studying science lesson by experiment makes the students' success and interest more powerful and it makes them love this lesson. The need of using the simulation program in the laboratories, which are inadequate for experiment due to the physical impossibility and many different problems, has been inevitable. The basic target of this work is to find out the benefits of the simulation methods supported by computer. In order to make this target possible, the "Work-Power-Energy" topic, which takes place in the science and technology book of primary schools, is choose for making this topic appear properly in students mind, a simulation has been constructed. At the end of the experiment it has been made clear that the way of teaching supported by simulation in science teaching is more effective than the classic way of teaching. It has been proved to be an effective way of raising the success of the students. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd