Title :
The role of e-labs in promoting conceptual understanding of science students (reflection in ICT for IST project resource pack)
Author :
Lustigova, Zdena ; Novotna, Veronika ; Kedzierska, Ewa ; Kawecka, Elzbieta
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Online Learning, Charles Univ. in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
The presented study is focused on the evaluation of the efficiency of different types of e-labs, using four dimensional models of educational goals. We try to clearly specify the differences, advantages and disadvantages of all 3 kinds of e-labs (1/computer mediated hands on labs, 2/virtual labs and 3/remote labs), according to educational goals to be reached. The specific attention is devoted to their efficiency in promoting conceptual understanding. Activities and hands-on experience presented in the paper, are closely connected to the teacher training materials developed within the ICT for IST Project by scientific team at Charles University in Prague (CZ).
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; laboratories; student experiments; virtual reality; Charles University; Prague; computer mediated hands on labs; e-labs; educational goals; remote labs; science students; virtual labs; Computers; Data processing; Electronic learning; Physics; Remote laboratories; Information and communication technologies; computer mediated hands on laboratories; conceptual understanding; remote laboratories; research; science education; virtual laboratories;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Interfaces (ITI), Proceedings of the ITI 2011 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubrovnik
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-897-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1330-1012
