THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP (VFT) MODULE IN LEARNING BIOLOGY

Authors : Norbaizura HARIS, Kamisah OSMAN

Pages : 102-117

Doi:10.17718/tojde.13063

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Publication Date : 2015-07-06

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Virtual Field Trip is a computer aided module of science developed to study the Colonisation and Succession in Mangrove Swamps, as an alternative to the real field trip in Form for Biology. This study is to identify the effectiveness of the Virtual Field Trip insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VFT); module towards the level of achievement in the formative test for this topic. This study was conducted to 60 students employing a quasi-experimental design involving a treatment group taught using the VFT module and a control group who were taught using conventional methods. Analysis into the effectiveness of the virtual module was done descriptively, followed by inferential analysis involving the two-way ANOVA. The results showed significant differences in the mean scores of pre and post achievement between students taught using VFT and students who were taught using conventional methods for objective, structure and essay type questions. The study concluded that teaching and learning by using the VFT module, integrated with ICT, has a positive impact on student achievement whencompared to conventional methods. This study focuses on the use of the VFT recognizing that teachers are often unable to conduct a real field trip on location.
Keywords : Virtual Field Trip VFT, computer aided learning CAL, biology learning, mangrove swamps ecosystem MSE