Comparing the effectiveness of evaluating practical capabilities through hands-on on-line exercises versus conventional methods

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Garcia, Isabel ^a   Duran, Alfonso ^a   Castro, Manuel ^a  

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Author keywords

Evaluating capabilities; Evaluation methodologies; On line testing; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURRICULA;

ACTIVE LEARNING; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURRENT TRANSITIONS; EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREAS; EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES; EVALUATING CAPABILITIES; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION METHODS; EVALUATION PROCESS; FACULTY MEMBERS; GROUP ASSIGNMENTS; ON-LINE TESTING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SIMULATION COURSE; SIMULATION SOFTWARES; TEAM PROJECTS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 60549103594     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720682     Document Type: Conference Paper

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