Gamified experimental data on physics experiment to measuring the acceleration due to gravity

Abstract

This research is a first step in the model design of gamification in physics experiment that engage pre‐service physics teachers (PPTs) to an experiment system designed like gameplay. The implementation of gamification in physics experiment to measuring acceleration due to gravity (g) using the application of physical phone experiments (phyphox) on smartphone. It was involved 25 PPTs at one of the University in Bandung. This quasi-experimental research used one-group-pretest-posttest design. Data were collected through tests. The result of data analysis shows that there were significant differences in the PPTs’ concept mastery before and after following the physics experiment with implementing gamification. The increasing of PPTs’ concept mastery can be categorized as medium (〈g〉 = 0,30 and d = 0,32). The model of gamification in physics experiment that was designed create the atmosphere of physics experiment more fun and competitive, promoting motivation to engage in physics experiment activities such as observing, collecting data, analyzing data, inferring and communicating. Further development, this model of gamification needs to be supported by a system that can integrate the assessment automatically. It will be facilitate lecturers in conducting product and process assessments.

Development of a Free Fall Motion Experiment based on Smart Phone using Phyphox application

“…They can also try out the kit during teaching and learning sessions. The Phyphox applicationbased experimental kit developed can help teachers in their teaching, where it can engage students to understand the topic of gravitational acceleration even it is in line with the findings in [8], where Phyphox application makes practicals like games and being such experiment is more fun. The Phyphox application is more user-friendly, this free fall movement experimental kit is easy to use and can be used anywhere and anytime, this is supported by [16], where they mentioned that the Phyphox application can be carried out with equipment limited practical.…”

“…Phyphox application used in the field of physics to retrieve and process data, in fact, it can be a good teaching tool. [8] used a gamification model to measure gravitational acceleration based on Phyphox application, where they found that students are more competitive and motivated in conducting the experiment. Meanwhile, [9] used smartphones, paper and pencil to measure the acceleration of gravity.…”

A more convenient method to predict gravitational acceleration (g) using smartphone’s proximity sensor in a simple pendulum experiment

“…The apparatus was prepared by employing a smartphone as the timer when the object started to fall until it reached the lowest point of the apparatus. By using a determined distance of the falling track and the time interval noted by the smartphone, the gravity causing the object to fall could be determined with kinematic equations [27]. A similar experiment was also reported by Zhang et al which used a steel ball as the falling object [28].…”

Improvement of Demonstration Experiments of the Physics Course Based on the Use of Digital Technologies

“…Эксперимент деп түсіндірілетін белгілі бір жағдайларда зерттелетін құбылыстарды бақылау мен талдау құбылыстардың барысын бақылауға және тіркелген жағдайлар барысында оны қайталауға мүмкіндік береді [1]. Ғылыми зерттеулерде де, физиканы оқытуда да эксперимент білімнің қайнар көзі, физикалық құбылыстардың дәлелділік белгісі, логикалық және математикалық операцияларды жүргізу үшін бастапқы нүкте, теория мен тәжірибенің байланысының дәлелі болып табылады [2].…”