Web-based personalized laboratories for engineering students

Author

Sichel, Enid K. ; Woolf, Beverly Park ; Floryan, Mark

fYear

2014

fDate

3-5 April 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

We developed software that provides intelligent hands-on bench-top dynamic help to students as they study in laboratories for introductory circuit analysis. Tutoring help is available at “teachable moments” as opposed to students waiting days or weeks for traditional teacher-graded labs reports. Quantitative and qualitative studies show that using the software leads to improved learning, verbalization and conceptual knowledge and relieves teachers´ workload. Students also reported that they enjoyed using the software.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; electronic engineering education; network analysis; Web-based personalized laboratories; conceptual knowledge; engineering students; intelligent hands-on bench-top dynamic help; introductory circuit analysis; learning; software leads; teacher-graded labs reports; verbalization; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Materials; Oscilloscopes; Software; Tutorials; adaptive intelligent support; breadboard circuit; circuit analysis; intelligent tutoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1), 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the

Conference_Location

Bridgeport, CT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5232-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASEEZone1.2014.6820651

Filename

6820651