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VISIR’s Usage as an Educational Resource: a Review of the Empirical Research
| dc.contributor.author | Lima, Natércia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Viegas, Clara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alves, Gustavo R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Garcia-Peñalvo, Francisco José | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T14:39:45Z | |
| dc.date.embargo | 2117 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Laboratory experiments are one of the backbones of engineering teaching, as they help students learning in an unique way, providing better understanding of scientific theories, clarifying concepts and principles as well as improving their technical skills. Nevertheless, with the Bologna Process reforms and the economic constraints most Higher Education Institutions face nowadays, caused a significant decline in the amount of time devoted to hands-on lab. Researchers are seeking complementary ways to teach these practical skills and recently, with the explosive popularity of computer-based learning, remote labs are being used as an option. This review paper presents a first attempt to compile empirical studies that directly report the use of the remote laboratory VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality). These practices of engineering classes/courses, used VISIR individually or as a complement to traditional hands on laboratory. Concerning these different approaches of how VISIR is used, the authors draw several conclusions - findings suggest that VISIR is a useful learning instrument, having been used, so far, by more than 4400 students. It contributes to improve students’ competences and knowledge, their confidence in lab and their enthusiasm and motivation. Some factors, such as teacher’s supervision and attention to the VISIR component play a crucial role in students’ engagement. Finally, the results achieved through this review raise several important and still non studied issues to be addressed by future research. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1145/3012430.3012623 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/9565 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Association for Computing Machinery | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | TEEM '16; | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3012430.3012623 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Remote laboratory | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | VISIR | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Learning outcomes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Engineering education | pt_PT |
| dc.title | VISIR’s Usage as an Educational Resource: a Review of the Empirical Research | pt_PT |
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| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Viegas | |
| person.familyName | Alves | |
| person.givenName | Clara | |
| person.givenName | Gustavo | |
| person.identifier | R-002-477 | |
| person.identifier | 150015 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 4210-4DF2-5206 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-5769-5291 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1244-8502 | |
| person.identifier.rid | R-1218-2016 | |
| person.identifier.rid | I-7876-2014 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56014304600 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 7006053908 | |
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