Work in Progress: Development of Web-based Pre-laboratory Modules to Increase Motivation and Reduce Cognitive Load

Abstract

is a PhD Candidate, graduate research and teaching assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She received her Hon. B.Sc. in 2013, and her Master's degree in Chemistry in 2014. Her dissertation explores improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate engineering laboratories by bridging the learning from a larger context to the underlying fundamentals, using digital learning objects.

A Prelaboratory Framework Toward Integrating Theory and Utility Value with Laboratories: Student Perceptions on Learning and Motivation

“…As part of a research project aimed at enhancing learning outcomes in chemical engineering undergraduate laboratories, a framework has been designed for the development of web-based multimedia prelab modules, complementing the laboratory manual. An early version of the framework has been previously reported . This paper presents an explanation of the revised framework, prelab module development, and effectiveness of the modules in terms of student perceptions toward learning, utility value, and motivation.…”

“…An early version of the framework has been previously reported. 19 This paper presents an explanation of the revised framework, prelab module development, and effectiveness of the modules in terms of student perceptions toward learning, utility value, and motivation. There is a general consensus that prelabs can enhance student preparation and learning.…”

Farklı Bilişsel Stildeki Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Rehberli Sorgulamanın Uygulandığı Laboratuvar Uygulamalarına İlişkin Görüşleri

“…It was found that the participants experienced a productive process of preparation for the course with the help of using the deductive reasoning cycle in the implementation, and this contributed to their conceptual comprehension process (Eryılmaz Muştu et al, 2018;Kapucu, 2016;Kim & Tan, 2011;Nowicki et al, 2013). Studies carried out in the context of cognitive sciences have revealed the positive contributions of the preparation process before laboratory activities on the success of students because it reduces the cognitive load in students (Johnstone et al, 1994;Moozeh et al, 2018;Pogacnik & Cigic, 2006;Reid & Shah, 2007). In this study, the participants reported that the contribution of the requirement of writing down alternative hypotheses while using the deductive reasoning cycle in the preparation process for the topic was substantial.…”