Effect of Computer Animation via Movies on Biology Academic Achievement Among Students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts/ UNRWA

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of computer animation via movies on biology academic achievement among students the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts/ UNRWA (FESA). Moreover, it investigated its effects on achieving higher and lower levels of thinking in biology. The population of the study consisted of all the students of the faculty of UNRWA Educational Sciences and Arts/ (FESA) enrolled in the Class teacher major for the year 2017-2018, the sample consisted of all 70 students enrolled in the biology course for the same year. A 40 items test was prepared to assess students’ academic achievement in biology as a whole, and their achievement of higher and lower levels of thinking in biology. To ensure the validity of that scale, a group of experts in the field of education were requested to determine its content validity. In addition, the Koderrchardson-20 (K, R-20) measurement was utilized to assess its reliability. Furthermore, the study adopted a pre-test post-test control group quasi-experimental design. Finally, SPSS software was adopted to analyze the data adequately. The findings of the study showed that there are differences of statistical significance at (0.05) level. This revealed that students taught with animation have higher achievement in biology than those taught with conventional method. The findings imply that animation had a positive effect on students’ achievement in biology on general, and on achieving the higher and lower levels in thinking in biology. It is recommended to use the computer animation via movies extensively in teaching university courses.

Keywords: Computer animation via movies; Achievement; Higher levels of thinking; Lower levels of thinking, Body Systems; FESA.