The effect of computer assisted instruction on the pre-service science teachers' learning of particle of electromagnetic waves

In this study, the effect of computer assisted instruction on the learning of particle model of electromagnetic waves for the pre-service science teachers has been investigated.The research has been carried out for five weeks during 2008-2009 academic year in İnönü University Education Faculty on second graders of pre-service science teachers. This study has been carried out with experimental and control groups which are consisted of seventy students in total. The study has been done as an experimental study according to pre and post test model. Thirty five students were systematically assigned to experimental group and thirty five students were assigned to control group. The groups? achievement level has been determined very similar with each other. When the subject ?particle model of electromagnetic waves? has been taught with traditional method in the control group that has 35 students, in the experiment group that has 35 students has been taught with computer assisted teaching by using animations. The success test which applied to both groups before the lessons used also as final test.For the analysing of data SPSS 17.0 statistics software has been used. Data have been analysed by ?comparative test t?. As a result of the analysis, a significant difference has been found between the experiment group that computer assisted teaching with animations has been done and the other group that traditional teaching has been done (p<0,05).