Developing and Piloting Interactive Physics Experiments for Secondary Schools in Tanzania

Msoka, Vidate C; Kissaka, Mussa M; Kalinga, Ellen C; Mtebe, Joel S

Developing and Piloting Interactive Physics Experiments for Secondary Schools in Tanzania

dc.contributor.author	Msoka, Vidate C
dc.contributor.author	Kissaka, Mussa M
dc.contributor.author	Kalinga, Ellen C
dc.contributor.author	Mtebe, Joel S
dc.coverage.placeName	Tanzania	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Africa	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-29T00:01:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-29T00:01:17Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Students in secondary schools in Tanzania have been facing difficulties in conducting laboratory experiments. This has been due to the acute shortage of laboratory facilities and poor teaching methodologies. Consequently, students perceive science subjects as unattractive, difficult and irrelevant to understanding the world around them. An interactive physics experiment was developed and piloted in two schools with 157 students to investigate whether interactive experiments can be used as an alternative to physical experiments. Results show that students found the interactive experiment was easier and more efficient, and, therefore, can be used as an alternative to physical experiments.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v2i2.121
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1701
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Learning for Development;vol. 2, no. 2
dc.source.uri	http://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/121
dc.subject	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)	en_US
dc.subject	eLearning	en_US
dc.title	Developing and Piloting Interactive Physics Experiments for Secondary Schools in Tanzania	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US