Share Paper: Virtual Laboratory in Secondary Science Education in Bangladesh: Benefits and Challenges from Learner, Teacher, and Institutional Perspectives

  1. Lizoon Nahar, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Farheen Mahmood, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States
Wednesday, April 13 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Eventide - Posters

Abstract: Global technological advancement has unlocked boundless educational opportunities recently; virtual science laboratory is one of them. This study investigates the effectiveness of virtual laboratories from students, educators, and institutional viewpoints, along with the challenges it poses in high school in Bangladesh. I aim to conduct this mixed-method study guided by Sloan Consortium's Quality Online Education Model (Moore, 2005). To perform the research, first, I will evaluate the firsthand experience of 2 high school science teachers from Dhaka, Bangladesh, through semi-structured interviews. I will also measure 80 nine graders learning and motivational gain through pretest-posttest surveys. The institutional perspectives regarding finances ...