The effectiveness of content-based software on learning and reattention

Subject Areas : psycology

Masommeh Mohamadian ¹ , ebrahim salehi omran ² , farhad H asani ³

1 - Education Amol County ،Mazandaran Province
2 - Faculty member of the University of Mazandaran
3 - Education Amol County Mazandaran Province

Received: 2018-04-03 Accepted : 2018-06-19 Published : 2018-04-21

Keywords: Learning, Technology, content-based software, Reattention,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectivenessof content-based software on learning and reattention . The aim of this study is practical and the research method is quasi-experimental and the sampling method used in this study is simple random. The statistical population of this study is sixth grade students of primary school in Baladeh in educational year of 1394-1395 which two classes were selected as control group (25 students) and experimental group (25 students). A similar pre-test administered in both groups and after ensuring the equality of two groups, the experimental group were taught using content-based software and control group were taught using traditional teaching methods (without content-based software). At the end of teaching period, both groups were administered two learning and recalling post-tests. The teacher-made questionnaires were used for data collection and the validity of the test confirmed by experts and test reliability achieved by Cronbach alpha test of 0.89. In order to examine the research hypotheses t-test and ANOVA were used. The findings showed that the use of content-based software has a significant effect on learning than the traditional teaching methods. In other words, there is a meaningful difference between teaching through content-based software and traditional teaching method. Therefore, software-based teaching approach can have positive effects on students’ learning and recalling teaching materials.