DocumentCode :
2323360
Title :
You-Learn: computer-based method of teaching
Author :
Kuznetsov, Helen
Author_Institution :
Computer-based Educ. Res. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fYear :
1988
fDate :
22-25 Oct 1988
Firstpage :
177
Lastpage :
182
Abstract :
An interactive computer-aided instruction system is described for teaching statics in civil engineering. The system, called You-Learn, consists of a set of software packages whose essential features are: presentations of the same subject from different perspectives allowing the student to choose the approach he or she understands the best; and interactive example problems requiring a student´s participation and thus allowing the learner to use the just-obtained knowledge and check his or her subject comprehension. The variety of interactive example problems gives the learner an opportunity to continue studies while being exposed to as many different types of problems as he or she considers sufficient for the topic comprehension. The menu-driven system allows the student to judge topic mastery by a problem-solving-oriented computer-graded test with new problems each time it is taken. Students can improve their grades by retaking the test (an incentive for students to study the subject again and again). This system also allows online communication among the courseware authors, teaching faculty, and students, combined with an easy-to-change courseware structure to allow for a perpetual courseware improvement
Keywords :
civil engineering computing; computer aided instruction; interactive systems; software packages; teaching; You-Learn; civil engineering; courseware authors; easy-to-change courseware structure; grades; interactive computer-aided instruction system; interactive example problems; just-obtained knowledge; menu-driven system; online communication; perpetual courseware improvement; problem-solving-oriented computer-graded test; software packages; statics; student; teaching; teaching faculty; topic mastery; Analytical models; Computer networks; Computer science education; Conference proceedings; Courseware; Data engineering; Displays; Engineering education; Laboratories; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1988., Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Santa Barbara, CA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1988.34976
Filename :
34976
Link To Document :
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