Application of E-Learning in Computer Science Intermediate Teaching
Keywords:
E-learning, learning effectiveness, intermediate level, informatics courseAbstract
Students have individual learning styles that cannot be taken into account unless teachers also adapt different strategies for knowledge transfer. To this end, it is expected to improve the efficiency of delivery and evaluation methods, which should be based on technology. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the e-learning environment on student achievement in the computer science course used in secondary schools in Pakistan. The proposed research is being conducted at a local private school in Punjab. For this, significant topics of the 10th grade informatics course have been translated into electronic format. This study is a quantitative study that uses a quasi-experiment that consists of two groups (control group and treatment group), a pre -test and a post- test test design model. The time horizon of the cross section is most appropriate for this study due to the time constraint factor. The important findings of this study are that students in the eLearning group are significantly better at problem solving as well as gaining better hands-on computer science knowledge. This study shows that e-learning has bright prospects in Pakistan. It can help in solving the various problems of secondary education in Pakistan if applied properly.
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