Develop practical online learning materials for secondary school students

• Main Author: Pisote, Anita
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: CAI; Colleges & universities; Computer assisted instruction; Distance learning; Education; Students; Teaching methods; Virtual environments; Young adults
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0165833

It is the aim of every educational system to develop wise heads in young people. As education is a direct way for a country to progress, all of our efforts should be directed toward ensuring and promoting education. The education system, from primary school to secondary all the way up to university, makes the mind nothing more than a repository of data and discourages creative thinking. Switching to online learning after having been in a classroom setting can be challenging for students. Due to sudden changes, they are unable to adapt to computer-based learning. When comparing online education and face-to-face, there are significant deficiencies in the online mode, such as lack of human connection, lack of opportunities for group learning, lack of supervision of teachers, and most importantly, lack of opportunities to learn complex subjects and engage in hands-on activities like Math and Science. How is this problem being addressed today? Primary education does not have many experiments to perform. Graduate students have various options including open-source, online platforms, virtual laboratories, and demonstrations. To execute an experiment at secondary school, the student must rely on a lab. Specifically, the paper aims to discuss issues with the existing solution, how the material can be developed to support practical online activities, as well as recommendations to make the project both subject matter and online educational methods aware.