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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| The purpose of this research is to develop a chemistry learning courseware that incorporates analogy. The topic selected for this research is ‘stoichiometry’ in the form 4 syllabus. The learning courseware produced is known as ‘Perisian Multimedia Stoikiometri berasaskan Analogi (PM2SA)’. In the development of the courseware, problems and weaknesses in the learning of stoichiometry were identified and suitable analogies for each concept were provided. A quasi-experimental approach of ‘non-randomized control group, pretest-posttest’ design was used in this research. The samples were 64 students consisting of 32 students for the experiment group and control group respectively. The experimental group used PM2SA (software with analogy) whereas the control group used PM2STA (software without analogy). The result for the t-test analysis showed that there was significant difference between the pretest and posttest result for both of the groups (p = 0.001, at the significant level α = 0.05). Result also showed that there was no significant difference in the posttest results between the two groups (p = 0.131). This indicated that the analogies used in the courseware did not show a significant impact on the conceptualization for stoichiometry. Result of the survey on the students’ perception towards the courseware showed that most of the students gave positive comments on all the dimensions (mean = 4.28). The teachers who evaluated the courseware were very positive about the use of the courseware. |
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