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Students’ Perception on Learning Unit Conversion Through a Smart Conversion Card Tool

Authors
Siti Nafisah Md Rashid, Azlina Baha, Dzeelfa Zainal Abidin
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Siti Nafisah Md Rashid
Available Online 26 April 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210424.087How to use a DOI?
Keywords
flashcards, unit conversion, learning tools, physics
Abstract

In the fundamental of Physics, the measurement of physical quantities is expressed in terms of units. However, most students have been having difficulties in understanding the correct method to perform unit conversion of any physical quantities. To tackle this problem, the use of flashcards namely Smart Conversion Card (SCC) tool was introduced in the teaching and learning process. This paper discusses the students’ perception towards the effectiveness of using flashcards in Physics I (PHY430) course, in order to give them better understanding of the concept of unit conversion that need to be applied throughout the syllabus. The flashcards were distributed among students who enrolled in the PHY430 course during their first semester of study in the Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) Computational Mathematics programme in UiTM Branch of Negeri Sembilan, Campus of Seremban. The effectiveness of using flashcards as a learning tool was demonstrated through scores obtained by the students’ responses in the pre-test and post-test questions. Based on the results obtained, 84% of students managed to perform unit conversion after using the flashcards, and 70% of them improved their score in post-test questions.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Social Science (ICAST-SS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 April 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210424.087
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210424.087How to use a DOI?
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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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