Virtual Labs Improve Student’s Performance in a Classroom

Radhamani, Rakhi; Sasidharakurup, Hemalatha; Sujatha, Gopika; Nair, Bipin; Achuthan, Krishnashree; Diwakar, Shyam

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_17

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“…The COVID-19 made online education system popular and significant percentage of the educational institutions successfully implemented it. It is beneficial to students as they can make use of their time effectively (Radhamani et al, 2014).…”

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

Kapilan¹,

Vidhya²,

Xiao

2020

Higher Education for the Future

137

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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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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Kapilan¹,

Vidhya²,

Xiao

2020

Higher Education for the Future

137

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“…Training to the participating faculty members was a part of the nodal center program. The platform's assessment tools involved multiple choice questionnaires and descriptive questions for institutions and teachers to assess student's perception of technical concepts and to report the user experience [20,50]. A nodal center conference was organized annually for additional hands-on training and opportunities to interact with faculty members and provide feedback.…”

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“…According to Roger's theory, i) VLs must include an advantage relative to other learning methods; ii) VLs must be compatible with existing practices and values; iii) VLs must not be complex for students and teachers [50]; iv) VLs may be tried before adoption, like in the case of early adopters; v) usage of VL should show observable results. Although all of the 5 attributes were assessed, VL adoption related closely to relative advantage (students using VLs outperforming those with classroom teaching alone, see [20,50]) compatibility (perception that performing experiments under VL will lead to similar experiences in physical labs, see [52]) and complexity (degree of ease of use, see [53]) as key attributes for diffusion [54].…”

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Innovation Adoption and Diffusion of Virtual Laboratories

Achuthan¹,

Nedungadi²,

Kolil³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Onl. Eng.

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<p class="Title1" align="left">Educational technology such as Virtual laboratories (VLs) are being perceived as sustainable solutions to growing concerns related to laboratory skill training i.e. delivering quality laboratory education to a large number of students due to shortage of infrastructure and access especially in developing nations. With these VLs being an innovation for engineering education, the study of its diffusion in higher educational institutions is critical for gauging its impact. This study examines the five variables of Rogers Diffusion of Innovations theory in determining how VLs have changed or modified users through its adoption. The involvement of early adopters participating through a program called Nodal centers and their innovation decision stages are addressed. The study also analyzed the change agents as the nodal centers for diffusing the innovation in teaching and learning processes. Virtual laboratory adoption by users (n=43600) over 30 months was surveyed and factors of diffusion were reported. Similar scoring in assessment factors suggested relative advantage, technology acceptance, intention of use and relevance of trialability were pertinent in users' perception of VLs. Social hubs among higher education institutions promoted early adoption through better engagement of students.</p>

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“…They use rule-based systems for an avatarbased FAQ system for university services at a London university. Radhamani et al [12] suggest a virtual lab for biotechnology students at the Amrita School in India. Following a standardized process (selecting an experiment, protocol standardization, virtualization, sketching of story board, and value platform), the authors analyze the effectiveness in supporting the students to increase their active learning process.…”

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ThesesDB – blended self-service and supervision of students’ theses

Ball¹,

Hummel²,

Sonnenbichler³

et al. 2017

EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning

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Abstracte-learning can be seen as service creation process between students and supervisors. In order to automate and enhance thesis and seminar processes at our university, we aim to increase transparency, traceability, communication, and success for our students and lecturers. Therefore, we suggest standardized process templates for students' theses and their implementation with an IT support system. We start analyzing and designing processes for bachelor, master, and PhD theses as well as bachelor and master seminars and suggest process templates to cover these processes. To implement these standard processes, we design and implement an enhanced IT web application platform, ThesesDB. By providing a centralized view, we offer a self-service for students and supervisors in the process. Our approach is evaluated by the Computer System Usability and USE Questionnaire.

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Virtual Labs Improve Student’s Performance in a Classroom

Cited by 31 publications

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

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

Innovation Adoption and Diffusion of Virtual Laboratories

ThesesDB – blended self-service and supervision of students’ theses

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