Analysing the Effectiveness of Learning Objects for Secondary School Science Classrooms

The current study offers a comprehensive, systematic analy sis of learning objects used in secondary school science class rooms. Five reliable and valid measures were used to exam ine the effectiveness of learning objects for 503 students and 15 teachers in 27 science classrooms. The results suggest that teachers typically spend 1-2 hours finding learning objects and preparing lessons that often focus on the review of pre vious material. both teachers and students are positive about the learning benefits, quality, and engagement value of learn ing objects, although teachers are more positive than students. student performance increased significantly, almost 40%, when learning objects were used in conjunction with a vari ety of teaching strategies including brief introductions, letting students work on their own, and providing guiding handouts. it is reasonable to conclude that science-based learning ob jects are effective teaching tools in the secondary school en vironment.

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