Work in progress - How real is student engagement in using virtual laboratories

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lindsay, Euan ^a   Koretsky, Milo ^b   Richardson, J J ^c   Mahalinga Iyer, Mahalinga ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Laboratory classes; Learning outcomes; Virtual laboratories

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PROCESSING; COMPUTER GAMES; COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; EVALUATION; INTEGRAL PART; LABORATORY CLASSES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; LEARNING OUTCOMES; MULTI-SITE; PRACTICING ENGINEERS; REAL HARDWARE; RESOURCE INTENSIVE; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; VIRTUAL LABORATORIES; WORK-IN-PROGRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; LABORATORIES; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER HARDWARE;

EID: 50049104236     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2007.4417870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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