Abstract
The study was conducted to compare the performance of students working in
chemistry laboratory with those working in chemistry laboratory supplemented with
simulations at secondary school level. The study was experimental in nature and
post-test only control group design was used. The sample comprised of 55 males and
60 female students and 02 Chemistry teachers of class IX of Public schools. At the end
of the treatment, practical examination was conducted on the pattern of Peshawar
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The scores of both control and
experimental groups were compared by using independent sample t-test in three main
areas i.e. written, viva voce and notebook. The result of independent sample t test
of school No 1(male) indicated that there is a significance difference between the
performance of control group (M=8.9, SD=2.13) and experimental group (M=10.5,
SD=3.04) at α=0.05 and df=53. The result of independent sample t test of school No
2(female) indicated that there is a significance difference between the performance
of control group (M=10, SD=1.91) and experimental group (M=11.7, SD=2.13) at
α=0.05 and df=58. The qualitative data was collected by means of interviews from
chemistry teachers. Both the interviewees were motivated and showed keen interest
in the simulated software. The performance of the students of experimental groups
showed improvement results in the rejection of hypotheses that there is no significant
difference between the performance of students taught by conventional demonstration
in laboratory and laboratory work facilitated with simulation.
Farkhanda Jabeen, Muhammad Tanveer Afzal. (2020) Effect of Simulated Chemistry Practicals on Students’ Performance at Secondary School Level, Journal of Education and Educational Development, Volume 7, Issue 1.
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