Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results

Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results

The use of remote labs in undergraduate courses has been reported in literature several times since the mid 90’s. Nevertheless, very few articles present results about the learning gains obtained by students using them, especially with a large number of students, thus suggesting a lack...

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Main Authors: Gustavo R. Alves, Maria A. Marques, Maria C. Viegas, Maria C. Costa-Lobo, Rui G. Barral, Ruben J. Couto, Frederico L. Jacob, Carlos A. Ramos, Gina M. Vilão, Daniel S. Covita, Joaquim A. Alves, Pedro S. Guimaraes, Ingvar Gustavsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) 2011-04-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
Subjects:
remote
laboratories
weblabs
learning
assessment
engineering
education
Online Access:http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/1589
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spelling doaj-34cc3d1b950f4ebe8ecbee12044e3ac62021-09-02T01:31:14ZengInternational Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)2192-48802011-04-0111121910.3991/ijep.v1i1.1589Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment ResultsGustavo R. AlvesMaria A. MarquesMaria C. ViegasMaria C. Costa-LoboRui G. BarralRuben J. CoutoFrederico L. JacobCarlos A. RamosGina M. VilãoDaniel S. CovitaJoaquim A. AlvesPedro S. GuimaraesIngvar GustavssonThe use of remote labs in undergraduate courses has been reported in literature several times since the mid 90’s. Nevertheless, very few articles present results about the learning gains obtained by students using them, especially with a large number of students, thus suggesting a lack of data concerning their pedagogical effectiveness. This paper addresses such a gap by presenting some preliminary results concerning the use of a remote laboratory, known as VISIR, in a large undergraduate course on Applied Physics, with over 500 students enrolled.http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/1589remotelaboratoriesweblabslearningassessmentengineeringeducation
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author Gustavo R. Alves
Maria A. Marques
Maria C. Viegas
Maria C. Costa-Lobo
Rui G. Barral
Ruben J. Couto
Frederico L. Jacob
Carlos A. Ramos
Gina M. Vilão
Daniel S. Covita
Joaquim A. Alves
Pedro S. Guimaraes
Ingvar Gustavsson
spellingShingle Gustavo R. Alves
Maria A. Marques
Maria C. Viegas
Maria C. Costa-Lobo
Rui G. Barral
Ruben J. Couto
Frederico L. Jacob
Carlos A. Ramos
Gina M. Vilão
Daniel S. Covita
Joaquim A. Alves
Pedro S. Guimaraes
Ingvar Gustavsson
Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
remote
laboratories
weblabs
learning
assessment
engineering
education
author_facet Gustavo R. Alves
Maria A. Marques
Maria C. Viegas
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Rui G. Barral
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Carlos A. Ramos
Gina M. Vilão
Daniel S. Covita
Joaquim A. Alves
Pedro S. Guimaraes
Ingvar Gustavsson
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title Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
title_short Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
title_full Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
title_fullStr Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
title_full_unstemmed Using VISIR in a Large Undergraduate Course: Preliminary Assessment Results
title_sort using visir in a large undergraduate course: preliminary assessment results
publisher International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)
series International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
issn 2192-4880
publishDate 2011-04-01
description The use of remote labs in undergraduate courses has been reported in literature several times since the mid 90’s. Nevertheless, very few articles present results about the learning gains obtained by students using them, especially with a large number of students, thus suggesting a lack of data concerning their pedagogical effectiveness. This paper addresses such a gap by presenting some preliminary results concerning the use of a remote laboratory, known as VISIR, in a large undergraduate course on Applied Physics, with over 500 students enrolled.
topic remote
laboratories
weblabs
learning
assessment
engineering
education
url http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/1589
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