Student perceptions of learning in the laboratory: Comparison of industrially situated virtual laboratories to capstone physical laboratories

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-573

  Koretsky, Milo ^a   Kelly, Christine ^a   Gummer, Edith ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Classroom Focused Research and Evaluation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive apprenticeship; Metacognition; Virtual laboratory

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; STUDENTS;

COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIP; INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNS; INTER-RATER RELIABILITIES; METACOGNITION; PHYSICAL LABORATORY; RICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS; VIRTUAL LABORATORIES;

LABORATORIES;

EID: 80051498877     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2011.tb00026.x     Document Type: Article

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