The Added Value of Integrating the Electronics Workbench Simulator in the Teaching of Electrical Concepts to Moroccan High School Students

In this paper, we are interested in the study of the use of the Electronics Workbench (EWB) simulator in the study of amplitude modulation and demodulation. We conducted a study with 50 Moroccan students in the second year of the scientific baccalaureate option physical sciences at the high school Abdellah Laroui of the city of Fez. Using the pre-test and post-test methodology with an experimental group (25 students) and a control group (25 students). The results of the two groups are analyzed using the student t-test. The results obtained in the post-test show that the average of the test administered to both groups, control (MG-Con) and experimental (MG-Exp), found a non-significant difference (MG-Exp - MG-Con = 15,36- 15,08 = 0,28 > 0. In addition, using interviews, we asked students and teachers to give their opinions on questions about the use of the Electronics Workbench (EWB) simulator in learning. The results obtained show that the laboratory experiments cannot replace the simulator (EWB) which can be used as an alternative pedagogical means to help students understand the concepts in electricity.