scholarly journals Effects of Virtual Laboratory Experiments on Students’ Academic Performance in Physics Practical

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-39
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Virtual Laboratory

scholarly journals Studi Pendahuluan Pada Upaya Pengembangan Laboratorium Virtual bagi Calon Guru Fisika

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunawan Gunawan ◽  
Ahmad Harjono ◽  
Hairunnisyah Sahidu
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Selection Method ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Preliminary Study

The purpose of this study was to develop a model of virtual labs on some concepts of physics. In this article will describe some of the findings of the preliminary study carried out in the framework of the development of the virtual laboratory model. Data were collected through observation, questionnaires, interviews, and studies related documents. The results showed that a number of problems related to the lecture held, particularly with respect to the selection method of teaching on certain concepts, issues related to the activities of laboratory experiments, the description of the physics of matter that is difficult for students. Results of this study are expected to be the basis for the development of the model as well as efforts to improve the quality of learning physics, particularly for prospective teachers of physics.

scholarly journals ASSESSING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ RECEPTION AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS VIRTUAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN LIFE SCIENCES

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (6A) ◽  
pp. 1092-1105
Author(s):  
Mafor Penn ◽  
Lydia Mavuru
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Learning Interventions

This research reports the assessment of pre-service teachers’ reception and attitudes towards virtual laboratory experiments in Life Sciences with the aim of advancing adaptability to digital learning. Using sequential mixed-methods in a quasi-experimental design, 68 pre-service teachers in the 3rd year of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program were surveyed before and after virtual learning interventions. This phase was followed by qualitative data gathering using focus group interviews with all participants. Findings from quantitative data analysis revealed a positive significant difference in pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards virtual laboratory experiments post learning interventions. From qualitative data pre-service teachers found the progression from using only traditional to including virtual experiments was useful in enhancing their conceptual understandings of Life Sciences concepts, convenience, inquiry-based learning, self-directed and autonomous learning. However, pre-service teachers noted that using virtual laboratories did not significantly develop their science process skills and as a result could not replace the experiences in a traditional biology laboratory. The implications of these findings project virtual laboratories as a supporting tool for experimentation in Life Sciences especially within and post the COVID-19 pandemic where issues of social distancing pose a threat to collaborative and inquiry-based science learning. Recommendations from these findings are discussed herein. Keywords: inquiry-based learning, life sciences, pre-service teachers, virtual laboratory experiments

Utilizing Multimedia Tools to Create Virtual Laboratory Experiments in an Introduction to Materials Course

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Workman-Germann
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Virtual Experiments ◽  
Multimedia Tools ◽  
School Year ◽  
Audio Data

Work is currently being done using multimedia tools to create virtual laboratory experiments for the Introduction to Materials course (MET 141) at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). These efforts are part of a larger project to incorporate the entire class; lecture, laboratory, homework, exams, and quizzes into an online environment. Video, audio, data capture and analysis, hardware, and software tools are being utilized and developed to create this new method of performing and analyzing laboratory experiments. The foundation for this project was created during the 2001–2002 school year. During that time, a CD-ROM laboratory supplement was developed to accompany the lab manual used in the Introduction to Materials course. The CD-ROM combined video, audio, text, and graphics to help students understand the procedures and equipment being used in the experiments. With this start, the idea of converting the entire course into a distance-learning format was formed. While many courses are delivered in a distance-learning format, incorporating laboratory experiments in the same manner can present several new challenges. This paper will detail the development of this project, the tools used to create the virtual experiments, and give additional details on the materials created for this course.

Managing Students' Attendance using NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones

2015 ◽  
pp. 184-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Media Anugerah Ayu ◽  
Barroon Ismaeel Ahmad ◽  
Teddy Mantoro
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Clear Picture ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
User Identification ◽  
Academic Activities

Attendance management for educational institutions is very important; it gives clear picture of students who regularly attend classes. Participating in academic activities such as lectures, laboratory experiments by students affects their academic performance. However, the conventional way of attendance registration is time consuming and prone to proxy attendance. The process involves the lecturer passing a paper to the students in a class to write their names and sign, or find their names in the paper to sign along their names. Several technologies like Biometric, RFID, NFC, etc can be used to simplify and improve the attendance system, since user identification is the most important aspect that needs to be handled cautiously in this type of applications. In this work we propose a smart attendance system using NFC that will simplify the attendance process, by simply touching a poster or the lecturer's NFC based mobile device in the class.

Opportunities in Virtual Laboratory Experiments in the Teaching and Learning Process

2021 ◽  
pp. 227-245
Author(s):  
Kapilan N. ◽  
Rana Pratap Reddy ◽  
Vidhya P.
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Government

The teaching and learning process in the laboratory is different from theory classes. The students get better knowledge and understanding of the concept when they perform experiments in the laboratory. The hands-on practice will help the students to remember the concept. However, the lack of facilities and limitations in the laboratory infrastructure may affect the student learning process. In India, few technical institutions lack adequate laboratory facilities, and hence, the government of India has started a new initiative called the virtual laboratory to overcome this issue. The Government of India provided funding to the premier institutions in India to establish virtual laboratory facilities to help the institutions which do not have sophisticated laboratory facilities. The advancement in IT and internet facilities helps this initiative. In this chapter, basics of virtual laboratories, different types of virtual laboratories, impact of virtual laboratories in students learning process, opportunities, and limitations of the virtual laboratories were discussed.

Towards the semi-automatic adaptation of simulated virtual laboratory experiments

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Sypsas ◽  
Dimitris Kalles
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
System Model ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Activity Diagrams ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Automatic Adaptation ◽  
Special Category ◽  
Real World Problems

Since real-world problems are complex a system model is usually required in advance to be built for such a problem to be properly investigated. Virtual laboratories constitute a special category of simulations and are based on models of physical laboratories and the experimental processes carried out therein. Similar experiments can be adapted to suit various learners’ needs if they can be transformed to satisfy the expected learning outcomes for each audience. We compare such experimental procedures using the Activity Diagrams which correspond to these experiments, in order to detect differences between them. These differences are, then, used for the required transformation of the experimental steps. The algorithm implemented uses a uses a BFS-like traversal to detect the differences between Activity Diagrams. The evaluation of the distance between the Activity Diagrams is carried out by the user and the possible needed transformation is decided to meet the learning outcomes in the educational environment selected by the user, educator or learner.

scholarly journals Development of virtual laboratory experiments in iLabs

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Vladimirovich Ostroukh ◽  
Andrey Borisovich Nikolaev
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Virtual Laboratory

scholarly journals Virtual Laboratory: A Boon to the Mechanical Engineering Education During Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 234763112097075
Author(s):  
N. Kapilan ◽  
P. Vidhya ◽  
Xiao-Zhi Gao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Laboratory Training ◽  
Academic Year

The engineering students understand the engineering concepts effectively when they conduct the experiments in the laboratory. Hence, laboratory is as important as theory; however, the ill-equipped laboratory facilities affect the students’ learnability. The virtual laboratories may help the students overcome the problems faced by them in the conventional laboratory. In India, educational activities during the middle of the semester were affected due to lockdown related to COVID-19. However, the theory classes were conducted online, and educational institutions are finding it difficult to complete the laboratory experiments due to closure of colleges for the students due to COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, we have conducted a faculty development programme for the engineering college faculty members on mechanical engineering virtual laboratories. Similarly, we have trained the mechanical engineering students on fluid mechanics virtual laboratory. We have taken feedback from the participants of these virtual laboratory training programme and analysed it. From the analysis we have observed that more than 90 per cent of the participants were happy about the virtual laboratory and they expressed that their learning process improved with virtual laboratory experiments. Also, they felt that the virtual laboratories can be used till the COVID-19 pandemic issues are solved. Since the vaccine for COVID-19 is not available yet, the virtual laboratories will help the mechanical engineering students to conduct the laboratory experiments for the academic year 2020–2021.

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