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Asia-Pacific Forum
on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 12, Issue 2, Article 9 (Dec., 2011) |
The result from this pilot study showed that the IMMPA EC Lab was able to increase the students' score in the achievement test as well as their motivation level in the learning of Electrochemistry. This is parallel with studies abroad (Johnson et al., 2000; Kizilkaya & Askar, 2008; Moundridou & Virvou, 2002; Moreno et al., 2000) where students were found to be more motivated and interested, and achieve higher performance when learning with tutorial supported by PAs. However, this pilot study was just a preliminary investigation involving only a small group of students. The actual study in the form of quasi-experimental design involving more students will be conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the IMMPA EC Lab on students' knowledge and motivation.
IMMPA EC Lab in this study is an interactive multimedia module developed by following the combination of two instructional design models. The combination of the Kemp Model and Gerlach and Ely Model overcomes the weaknesses of the two models and produced a stronger instructional design model. One hopes that the combination of the models used in this study will benefit the researchers in developing instructional materials. The implementation of PAs in multimedia modules in Electrochemistry was proven to increase students' knowledge and motivation level in the learning of Chemistry. This is a new trial in Malaysian Chemistry Education and it is hoped that the use of PAs in multimedia module can be applied in other Chemistry topics in the syllabus. Undeniably, studies regarding PAs have been carried out by researchers abroad, but this type of research is still new among researchers in East-Asia. Hence, studies associated with PAs should be increased, to involve various fields and applied in various stages of education to benefit students from diverse backgrounds.
