Title :
Characteristics and educational advantages of laboratory automation in high school chemistry
Author :
Verner, Igor M. ; Revzin, Leonid B. ; Barnea, Nitza
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Educ. in Technol. & Sci., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
This paper presents a study of automation in the high school chemical Inquiry based laboratory. Simple computer-controlled devices for automation of basic manual operations were constructed and integrated with the data collection and management systems of the Fourier-Systems Inc. in students´ lab sessions. We examined characteristics of learning in the new automated laboratory environment, evaluated educational outcomes and students´ attitudes.
Keywords :
automation; chemistry; education; laboratory techniques; Fourier-Systems Inc; automated laboratory environment; computer-controlled devices; data collection; high school chemistry; laboratory automation; management systems; Automation; Chemistry; Computers; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Laboratories; Sensors; attitudes survey; chemical education; constructivist learning environment; inquiry based learning; laboratory automation; learning by doing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-642-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773303
