TY  - JOUR
TI  - Utilizing Physics Education Technology (PhET) for Improving Students' Understanding of Energy Conversion and Conservation in a Senior High Technical School
AU  - Cynthia Jebuni-Adanu
AU  - Victor Antwi
AU  - Isaac Kwesi Acquah
AU  - Desmond Appiah
AU  - Michael Gyan
AU  - Addo Wuver
AU  - Issahaku Sontaa Jakalia
AU  - Jakalia Sarkyi
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.7176/jep/14-8-06
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7176/jep/14-8-06
AB  - This study aims to assess the effectiveness of using Physics Education Technology (PhET) interactive simulations in improving students' understanding of energy conversion and conservation at Tuobodom Senior High and Technical School, with a focus on comparing female and male students. A total of 45 students (male = 29, female = 16) were selected using purposive sampling and taught using both traditional methods and PhET simulations, with their understanding evaluated through pre and post-intervention tests. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-tests. There was a significant pre-intervention score difference between males (15.88) and females (8.25) with a p-value of 0.00, however post-intervention scores were similar for both groups (males 10.88, females 12.62). The study found that PhET simulations effectively promote gender equity by narrowing the performance gap which is likely to improve student’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The findings of the study shows that PhET interactive simulation improves students' conceptual understanding of energy conversion and conservation. Keywords: Physics Education Technology (PhET), Conceptual, Energy conversion, energy conservation and Interactive visualization, Science Technology engineering and mathematics (STEM). DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-8-06 Publication date: March 31 st 2023
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