ERIC Number: EJ1121997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 27
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ISSN: EISSN-1941-1766
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Effects of In-Class Hands-On Laboratories in a Large Enrollment, Multiple Section Blended Linear Circuits Course
Ferri, Bonni H.; Ferri, Aldo A.; Majerich, David M.; Madden, Amanda G.
Advances in Engineering Education, v5 n3 Fall 2016
This paper examines the effects of hands-on learning in an undergraduate circuits class that is taught to non-majors; i.e., students outside of electrical and computing engineering. The course, ECE3710, is taught in a blended format facilitated by the video lectures prepared for two Massive Open Online Courses developed for the Coursera Platform. Because of the video content covered outside of class, the face-to-face portion of the class is enhanced with a number of active and collaborative learning techniques, including the inclusion of small-scale, mobile, hands-on labs. The assessment results show that the laboratory experiences play a significant role in the enhancement of student performance. The labs also have the benefit of improving students' confidence in course topics that are related to lab exercises.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Hands on Science, Science Laboratories, Large Group Instruction, Blended Learning, Equipment, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Nonmajors, Online Courses, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Program Evaluation, Science Achievement, Learner Engagement, Self Esteem, Science Activities, Laboratory Experiments, Course Descriptions, Hypothesis Testing, Regression (Statistics), Scores, Student Surveys, Quasiexperimental Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Grant or Contract Numbers: TUES1226065