Abstract
Some concepts in science education are incomprehensible and complex. Therefore, they need explanatory educational processes. These educational processes should also develop students' science process skills (SPSs). This article reviewed the research about computer simulations whether or not they have an effect on students’ SPSs in science education. It focuses on three questions: how the use of computer simulations to develop students' SPSs, how computer simulations are used in order to better improve learning processes and outcomes and whether computer simulations can replace laboratory experiments with computer simulations. The literature revealed that although computer simulations are more effective in science teaching to overcome traditional teaching, it has been determined that presenting science concepts through simulations without using other teaching methods is insufficient to gain SPSs. Besides, the use of virtual laboratories in online learning still leaves some problems.
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