A Study on Students’ Misconceptions and Achievement in Force and Motion Concepts Using Web Based Physics Software Program

Neşet Demirci

Abstract

The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of a web-based physics software program on students’ achievement and misconceptions in force and motion concepts. A total of 125 students (54.4% female and 45.6% male) from two public high schools in Brevard County, Florida, were selected to participate in this quasi-experimental study. Based on the results of MANOVA statistical analysis, it is concluded that incorporating the web-based physics program into traditional lecturing did have significant effect on dispelling students’ physics misconceptions about force and motion concepts.

Keywords

Physics education, web-based learning, computer based learning

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