Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 15, Issue 2, Article 10 (Dec., 2014) Tavasuria ELANGOVAN and Zurida ISMAIL The effects of 3D computer simulation on biology students’ achievement and memory retention Previous Contents Next

Purpose and research questions of the study

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of realistic simulation and non-realistic simulation on Form Four Biology students’ achievement before and after the teaching and learning process and their memory retention for Cell Division topic. The study aimed to answer the following research questions:

1. Is there any difference in treatment group students’ achievement between the pre-test and post achievement test after learning Cell Division topic with realistic simulation?
2. Is there any difference between the pre-test and post achievement test scores of the control group students after learning Cell Division topic with non-realistic simulation?
3. Are there any differences in the post achievement test scores between the treatment group students who learnt with realistic simulation and control group students who learnt with non-realistic simulation?
4. Is there any difference in the memory retention between treatment group students and control group students for Cell Division topic?