EFFECT OF VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS ON THE HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS IN THE SUBJECT OF CHEMISTRY AT GRADE 9TH
Keywords:
Virtual Simulations, science students, higher order thinking skills, virtual learningAbstract
This study investigated the impact of virtual simulations on higher order thinking skills in ninth-grade chemistry to students. Quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the impact of Virtual Simulations on Higher Order Thinking Skills in Chemistry at the ninth-grade level. In this study, it was looked at how virtual simulations affected higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in Chemistry at the ninth-grade level, as well as demographic variables in educational institutions. A specification table was created for the creation of test items included test questions that examined students' lower and higher order thinking skills (six items) Information (nine items) Understanding (Four items) Application (one item) Synthesis (three items) Evaluation for the purpose of measuring students' higher and lower order thinking abilities. Four research hypotheses were addressed in the study's findings. The students’ higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in pre-test was not significantly high in experimental group and control group. The achievement means test score value of experimental group taught by virtual simulation method was M=52.83 which is exceed from control group which is taught by traditional method was Mean Value M=25.33. The average post-test score for the students in the experimental group was higher when compared to the results of the control group; According to the study, using virtual simulations in the classroom enhanced students' higher order thinking skills (HOTS), which could be useful for academic success in future.