Promoting PhET simulation on online Learning to enhance critical thinking skills
Dwi Sulisworo (a*), Nurmutmainna Ramadoan (a), Suji Ardianti (a), Widodo Rahardjo (a)
(a) Physics Education Department, Ahmad Dahlan University
Jl. Pramuka No. 42, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55161
*sulisworo[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Current learning encourages students to have excellent critical thinking skills. The teacher tries to apply various kinds of learning strategies and also appropriate learning media in order to facilitate students to achieve competencies. In this effort, internet-based technology has an important role as a learning management system, learning apparatus, and simulation for certain phenomena. This study examined the level of success of learning that utilizes the learning management system (Schoology) using the hypothetical-deductive strategy and enriched with the simulation of physical phenomena (PhET Simulation). The learning syntax was validated first by experts before applied to students. At the end of learning, students were given a usability questionnaire (USE Questionnaire) to determine their level of acceptance of this learning strategy. These results formed the basis for implementing this strategy on broader schools.
Keywords: critical thinking skills; learning innovation; online learning; simulation; information technology; learning management system
Topic: Physics Education