Design and development of computer assisted instruction from principle of biology course on topic of “Cell division”

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the design and development of a Computer Assisted Instruction program for a Principles of Biology course on the topic of cell division. The sample group was 175 students, taken from the food and nutrition major, studying for a bachelor’s degree, in the second term of the first academic year (2011) from the Faculty of Technology and Nutrition, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakorn. Statistical analysis of the mean and standard deviation were preformed of the test’s satisfaction toward the Multimedia Computer Program, along with T-test analysis of the test data to determine learning achievement before and after use of the Computer Assisted Instruction. The results found that learning achievement scores for the Multimedia Computer Program after Computer Assisted Instruction were significantly higher than before at the 0.05 level. The test’s satisfaction toward learning via the Multimedia Computer Program was also high.