E. Puspitaningtyas, E. Fandira Nasera Putri, Umrotul, Sutopo
Structured inquiry-based learning assisted by a virtual laboratory is necessary for senior high students to help their conceptual mastery of wave optics. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the method was performed through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data of student understanding of light wave theory was obtained from the implementation of a pre- and a post-test to students from a high school physics group. Meanwhile, qualitative data was collected from observation, student reasoning, and interviews before and after the structured inquiry-based learning lesson was given. The results of inquiry-based learning assisted by a virtual laboratory were found to improve the students’ conceptual mastery of wave optics. Furthermore, it also has been found that students still have some difficulties with interference and diffraction after learning. © 2021 Sociedad Mexicana de Fisica. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Malang (State University of Malang, Indonesia
