Computer-assisted Recitation Program: A Study Focused on Students^ 1D Kinematics Conceptual Understanding
Ahmad Ridlotul Adha,a) and Muhammad Reyza Arief Taqwa b)

Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Semarang Street No 5, East Java 65145, Indonesia

Abstract

We have developed a Computer-assisted Recitation Program (CaRP) and tested it. The program consists of 60 multiple choice questions with feedback made in 3 packages. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of CaRP. This research is quantitative research with a quasi-experimental design. The experimental design used is a one-group pretest-posttest design. The program was given for 3 weeks, by giving 1 recitation package at each meeting (there are 20 questions for every package). The study was conducted on 36 Physics Education students^ who enrolled in the Fundamental of Physics I course. The pretest-posttest questions consisted of 15 reasoned multiple-choice questions. Data analysis was performed by determining descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test, N-gain, and d-effect size. The research found that the program significantly improved students^ conceptual understanding with an N-gain of 0.55 and a d-effect size of 1.67. These results indicate that the provision of recitation programs can improve students^ conceptual understanding of 1D Kinematics, especially in interpreting the negative sign of acceleration and determining the distance traveled by an object moving in a different direction.

Keywords: computer assisted recitation, 1D Kinematics, Conceptual Understanding

Topic: Physics Education