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THE FIVE STAGE CYCLE MODEL: AN ONLINE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TEACHING PHYSICS
King Faisal University (SAUDI ARABIA)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN12 Proceedings
Publication year: 2012
Pages: 3235-3246
ISBN: 978-84-695-3491-5
ISSN: 2340-1117
Conference name: 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 2-4 July, 2012
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Abstract:
The five stage cycle model is an interactive flash platform that proposes a challenging scenario with associated questions about light wave features and correlations. As the students navigate from stage to stage, they are able to access some related resources and engage in small group discussions. The students are able to revisit their responses and revise them as they move from one stage to the next., The effectiveness of this model will be determined by first assessing students’ levels of comprehension of four light-wave concepts (wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and intensity) as a result of prior teaching, then analyzing their conceptual progression at different stages of the model based on students’ abilities to discuss the concepts coherently. The sample selection of this study is a convenience method base consisting of nine students at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tennessee. The students had just finished studying a unit about wave characteristics and speed and were preparing for an exam about this unit.
Keywords:
Physics, Teaching, Computer.