Virtual Simulations as Preparation for Lab Exercises: Assessing Learning of Key Laboratory Skills in Microbiology and Improvement of Essential Non-Cognitive Skills.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate if a virtual laboratory simulation (vLAB) could be used to replace a face to face tutorial (demonstration) to prepare students for a laboratory exercise in microbiology. METHODS:A total of 189 students who were participating in an undergraduate biology course were randomly s...

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Main Authors: Guido Makransky, Malene Warming Thisgaard, Helen Gadegaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4890735?pdf=render