Effect of Computer Assisted Instruction on Students’ Interests and Attitudes in Learning Electricity and Magnetism in a Ghanaian Senior High School

The study investigated effect of computer assisted instruction (IWebP) on SHS students’ interests and attitudes towards some selected concepts of Electricity and Magnetism. The study involved a whole class of Form Two Home Economics students in a Ghanaian Senior High School, selected through purposive and convenience sampling technique, totaling 48 students (46 girls and 2 boys). The students were taken through a series Interactive Webquest Packages (IWebP) developed by the researchers with the help of software from SMART Technologies. Data was collected through the use of Students’ Observation checklist (SOC) and Questionnaire on students’ attitude towards the teaching and learning of electricity and magnetism (Physics). The findings from the SOC and the Questionnaire indicated that students’ interest was highly developed and also showed positive attitude towards the teaching and learning of physics with computer assisted instruction.

Keywords: Computer assisted instruction (CAI), interest and attitude towards physics, Ghanaian SHS