EFFECT OF COMPUTER SIMULATION ON LEARNING OUTCOMES IN RELATION TO SELF-EFFICACY

This study aims to determine the effect of using computer simulation on students Learning outcomes in relation to self-efficacy. A sample of 120 students classified into two groups–experimental (60) and control (60)–from two senior secondary schools in Jalandhar city was the subject of a pre-test and post-test evaluation. Using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), the Students t-test and ANOVA were used to compare and analyze the test results given to the control and experimental groups of students. The findings imply that, in comparison to the control group, the experimental group had the best post-test performance. However, self-efficacy does not play a major role in explaining the observed variations in gain scores for science learning outcomes. In this regard, the study suggested that simulation software should be used and practiced to improve and increase scientific students learning results.