A Virtual Learning Environment for the Study of the Discovery of the Electron

Author

Takahashi, Eduardo Kojy ; Carvalho Cardoso, Dayane ; Fernandes Neri, Hermes Gustavo ; Martins Moura, Rener ; Gedraite, Rubens ; Coelho Dantas, Adilmar ; Pereira Pacheco, Maycon Junio ; Borges, Pedro Henrique

Author_Institution

Inst. of Phys., Fed. Univ. of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

2015

Firstpage

186

Lastpage

194

Abstract

This paper describes both the construction of a system to remotely access and control a didactic and real experiment to determine the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron, and the development of a virtual learning environment (VLE) in which the remote experiment is inserted. The experimental apparatus is similar to that used by Joseph John Thomson in 1897, which resulted in the discovery of the electron. The remote experiment can be accessed online from a personal computer or from a mobile device under Android operating system. Results of an experimental and remote determination of the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron are presented as well as an analysis of the VLE usability.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational courses; physics computing; Android operating system; VLE; electron discovery; virtual learning environment; Acceleration; Coils; Education; Electronic mail; Potentiometers; Power supplies; High school education; WebLab; high school education; open laboratory; remote experiment; scientific education; virtual learning environment;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1932-8540

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/RITA.2015.2452754

Filename

7154437