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.