Evaluation plan of a network of remote labs in the Maghrebian countries

Tsiatsos, Τhrasyvoulos; Douka, Stella; Zimmer, Thomas; Geoffroy, Didier

doi:10.1109/rev.2014.6784255

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“…Although there are several analysis which have boarded the usability of remote labs in university frameworks, (Tsiatsos et al 2014), (Gadzhanov and Nafalski 2010), none of them has explored the dimensions underlying to the variable of usability and its relation with the usefulness perceived by the students. The identification and strengthening of those factors in the design of practical classes with remote labs, will allow the improvement of acceptation/adoption of this technology by educative community, (Barrios et al 2013), (Gampe et al 2014), (Lowe 2013), (Balamuralithara and Woods 2009), (Ormann et al 2013).…”

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Comparing Remote Laboratories from the Student Perspective

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The objective of this paper is the identification of the variables which affect the acceptation by the students of two kinds of remote laboratories (photovoltaic panels and electric machines) in Higher Education. To achieve it, the Technology Acceptation Model is used and usability and usefulness are the considered factors. Two pilot experiences are carried out over a sample of 86 students which are studying the Energy Engineering Degree. 45 of them (52.3%) carry out the electric machines lab class and 41 (47.7%) the photovoltaic one. After a descriptive analysis, an exploratory and multivariate analysis is carried out. It allows the identification of relations between several variables which affect to the acceptation of both remote labs.

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“…For example, it has been utilized to evaluate technologies in the health care domain (e.g. evaluation of rehabilitation equipment for patients with stroke [9], robotics applied to rehabilitation [10], personal health records [11,12], prevention applications [13][14][15], tools to support diagnostic [16] or informal caregivers empowerment [17]), applications to browse the contents of maps [18] or videos [19], social networking sites [20], elearning environments [21,22], tools to support engineering work [23], virtual reality [15], remote labs management [24] or visualization of ontologies [25].…”

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European Portuguese Validation of Usefulness, Satisfaction and Ease of Use Questionnaire (USE)

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Abstract. Background: The Usefulness, Satisfaction and Ease of use (USE) is a 30-item questionnaire developed to assess self-perceived usability. Objective: The study reported in this paper supports the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese version of the USE. Methods: The study was divided into two phases, the questionnaire translation and adaptation, and the assessment of its validity and reliability. Results: The questionnaire translation resulted in a European Portuguese version of the USE equivalent to the original version in terms of semantic and content, which presents an excellent internal consistency (α = 0.80), highly satisfactory ICC values (ICC = 0.69) and a high and significant correlation (r = −0.84, p < 0.05) with another widely used usability questionnaire, the Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire. Conclusion: The European Portuguese version of the USE has adequate psychometric properties that provide adequate evidence of the possibility of using this version in studies to evaluate the self-perceived usability of products or services.

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“…Within pedagogical framework, there are several papers in the Literature which have treated the analysis of usability of remote laboratories in University, (Casini et al 2014), (Kulkarni and Jhunjhunwala 2013), (Tsiatsos et al 2014). However, none of them have explored the dimensions underlying to the usability variable and its relation to the perception of usefulness by students.…”

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Exploring the usability of a remote laboratory for photovoltaic systems

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Abstract:In engineering, remote laboratories present a triple role: they provide to the students the necessary contact with real devices, introduce them in the use of new technologies and make possible that the students conduct lab classes when and where they want. In this paper we present a remote lab devoted to photovoltaic power. The experimental system consists of two photovoltaic panels connected to a variable load and illuminated by a variable luminary. It allows the students to obtain different characteristic curves. The user interface has been integrated in Moodle. The system access management is carried out by software developed by authors. A didactic valuation process has been carried out to establish the acceptation of the educational experience by the students and to identify underlying factors. The hardware and software developed for this remote lab are not specific, but reusable for other remote lab experiences besides the one presented here.

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Evaluation plan of a network of remote labs in the Maghrebian countries

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Comparing Remote Laboratories from the Student Perspective

Comparing Remote Laboratories from the Student Perspective

European Portuguese Validation of Usefulness, Satisfaction and Ease of Use Questionnaire (USE)

Exploring the usability of a remote laboratory for photovoltaic systems

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