A Retrospective Analysis of Red Alert in Physics Problem Solving through Self-Regulatory Strategies with Interactive Multimedia

Physics is at the heart of the technology driving our economy (National Research council, 2001) and is present in almost every facet of modern life. Physics may also be considered the most fundamental of all the sciences because others like chemistry, Biology, Geology, etc., deal with systems that obey law of Physics. This is one of the reasons why Physics has become an essential part of being scientifically literate. Indeed Problem solving in Physics plays a key role in the conceptualization of the students at higher secondary level. This paper highlights on the objective measurement of Red Alert in Physics Problem solving through Self-regulatory strategies with interactive multimedia. A sample of 90 higher secondary students from standard XII of S.R.V.S National higher secondary school, Karaikal was taken for the study. Experimental research method with control design was adopted for the study. Researches indicate that students problem solving failures are often due not to a lack of knowledge about science but to the ineffective use of what they do know. The major outcome of research is that Self-regulatory strategies were found effective with multimedia in reducing ‘Red Alerts’ in Physics Problem solving among the higher secondary students.