Computer simulation offers several advantages for electricity learning, such as visualization and interactivity. Computer simulation enables learners to interactively understand electrical phenomena by visualizing them. As a result, abstract concepts become easier for students to grasp. This study aims to determine the impact of computer simulation on students’ understanding of electricity concepts at the Higher Institute of Applied Techniques (ISTA). To achieve this objective, we employed the ‘Circuit Wizard’ software, which was tested with 65 students randomly divided into two groups: a control group (n=30) and an experimental group (n=35), both supervised by four experienced instructors. Prior to the start of their respective courses, a pre-test was administered to each group of students. After the course period, they underwent a post-test to assess their knowledge acquisition. The first group followed the traditional approach to electric circuit learning. The second group, however, underwent the same course but with the ‘Circuit Wizard’ simulator. Data were collected using questionnaires and tests, which were analyzed using SPSS software. The results obtained from the Wilcoxon test, as well as the calculation of normalized learning gains for both groups, indicated a better improvement in terms of conceptual comprehension rate among students in the experimental group during the post-test (Normalized gain is 0,81 for the experimental group and 0,39 for the control group). As evidenced by the results of the Wilcoxon test, this improvement is statistically significant with p < 0.05 for both groups, meaning the p-value is 0.000 for each of the two groups. Consequently, we concluded that the use of computer simulation, such as ‘Circuit Wizard, ’ in physics teaching-learning enables a better understanding of electricity concepts compared to the traditional approach.

The study aims to integrate new information and communication technologies applied in pedagogical practice into university training. It consists of the implementation of distance learning devices via a platform and an interactive learning support (CD-Rom) for the benefit of students and also for secondary school teachers of Life and Earth Sciences, in the field of hydrogeology. These devices meet a great need among students and teachers in terms of training, and face the constraints (temporal, spatial and financial) that prevent them from attending a classroom training in this field. They provide distance training characterized by both communication and interaction, the use of mediatized teaching resources, relocation and autonomous management of training time. In this way, they solve the problem of absenteeism among _learners. This study presents the steps involved in the development of an E-Learning system, from the needs for study to its implementation and deployment. It makes it easy to deploy a system dedicated to online learning and collaborative work, because it corresponds perfectly to our needs (good communication and sharing of knowledge and know-how...).

Successful teaching of earth sciences, in particular the theory of plate tectonics, requires, among other things, a pedagogical change, which is the factor that almost all teachers do not yet take into account. These sciences are unfortunately presented by our teachers in a way that leaves them in the eyes of our students as a series of discoveries that is made in a random and simple way and away from any problem that gives birth to them.