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A Study on Development of Robot Game Based Program Learning Environment
Premachandra, Chinthaka; Hatada, Takumi (Japan)
ABSTRACT:
In schools, some students are not good at learning programming languages due to complexity of program languages. In this study, we focus to develop a robot game based program learning environment to provide an active learning environment for students. In this environment, students learn programming playing a robot game. Students play the game not sitting at chairs, sometimes they have to physically move their bodies. Therefore, the environment would be interesting for the student. In this, paper we mainly discuss about development of the game environment.
A Survey of Attitudes Toward Mediation among Chinese EFL Teachers and their Classroom Constraints
Chang, Qing (China)
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This paper raises concerns about Chinese university EFL teachers’ attitudes toward mediation and their classroom constraints. From the data gathered in the survey of 152 EFL teachers, the findings indicate that most teachers fail to mediate students’ learning due to situational constraints that they encounter though they hold positive attitudes toward mediation. Statistically, teachers with higher educational qualifications have more positive attitudes toward the mediator role than those with lower qualifications. Most of them view the lack of advice from relevant experts and of training on the implementation of mediation as the most influential of all the constraints. It is thus proposed that EFL teachers re-orient their roles from traditional instructor to mediator with the help of re-education programs.
Active Learning through Smart Grid Model Site in Challenge Based Learning Course
Kalinga, Ellen A. *; Ibwe, Kwame S. *; Mvungi, Nerey H. *; Tenhunen, Hannu ** (* Tanzania, ** Sweden)
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Smart Grid is a new and growing technology to developing countries. Its implementation and sustainability rely on well trained experts. Sustainability of the smart grid need local experts, hence a project named iGRID: Smart Grid Capacity Development and Enhancement in Tanzania was started. The project is running at the College of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Dar es Salaam. It intends to generate the necessary technical and scientific skills to ensure sustainable implementation of smart grid. iGRID
project introduced taught PhD and Masters programs focusing on society, innovation and entrepreneurship in iGRID aspects, as well as to facilitate implementation of automation of monitoring, evaluation, analysis, control and management of electrical power system (smart grid) in order to improve delivery efficiency and to optimize operational costs in the electrical power system in Tanzania. The project made use of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) methodology to engage students to work together with stakeholders in identifying challenges facing electrical power system in Tanzania. This
paper presents the experience of using CBL methodology to achieve active learning to engineering students. The dynamicity of the teaching model, allowed students to acquire skills necessary to solve medium to high tech complex problems. The results build a continuous learning platform for students
researching in electrical field.
App for Taking Student Attendance Using QR Codes
Shaban, Sami; Shaban, Omar Hilal; Al Suwaidi, Ahmed; Al Houqani, Mohammed; Basheer, Alsajir; Mohammed, Zeeshan Noor; El-Jaily, Widad (United Arab Emirates)
ABSTRACT:
Not available.
Enhancing Complex Mathematics Problem Solving through Learning by Teaching with a Teachable Agent
Psaradellis, Cynthia *; Muis, Krista R. *; Smith, Andy **; Lajoie, Susanne P. * (* Canada, ** United States)
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We created an intervention to foster effective self-regulatory processes and improve complex mathematics problem solving within a teachable agent learning environment. Sixty-nine elementary students from the fifth grade across two schools were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: learning by teaching with a teachable agent (intervention) or learning for learning (control condition). To measure their task understanding, all students completed a concept map. Based on the map, students in the intervention taught their “student agent” how to solve the problem through a quiz that focused on important aspects of the problem. To equalize time on task,
students in the control condition were given time to review their concept map. All students then solved a complex mathematics problem. Self-regulatory processes were captured via self-report following problem completion. With prior knowledge as a covariate, results revealed that students in the intervention condition developed more detailed concept maps, engaged in
more planning and goal setting, used more cognitive strategies, and had higher problem-solving achievement compared to students in the control condition. Implications suggest that learning by teaching results in better calibrated task definitions compared to learning for learning, which subsequently improves self-regulated learning and achievement.
Improving Unified Discovery Frameworks: A Study of Art and Art History Researchers and Resources
De Jager-Loftus, Danielle (United States)
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In the digital humanities, the way in which research is pursued is changing, and digital technology is playing a significant part in that change. There are a number of important technologyfacilitated types of research efforts that may have important impacts on the field, such as important databases that bring
together images or information in ways that facilitate new perspectives and fresh analysis. Discussed here are initiatives, open access applications, bibliographies and digital libraries for comparison; selected for their implications for the past and future of digital scholarship in the arts humanities. Drawing
upon lessons gleaned from these comparisons, art and art history humanities scholars and information technologists could consider these three questions developed by the international Future of Art Bibliography (FAB) initiative of the Getty Research Institute in regards to applications and resources for
research: What is needed for the future? What attributes are necessary in whatever resource or tool is designed? How should it be achieved?
Incorporating Computer Assisted Instruction in Actuarial Courses
Hendel, Russell Jay (United States)
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The paper describes the introduction of a specific computer assisted (CA) software, ADAPT-in-Class (AiC), to a course teaching Financial Mathematics in an Actuarial and Risk Management concentration in the Department of Mathematics at Towson University. The CA is assessed not directly, by whether treatment with the software increases performance, but indirectly, by whether the software facilitates pedagogic goals such as structured curriculum (SC) which have been proven to improve performance. Based on the pedagogic literature, the paper argues that CA will only work if it is based on SC with specific, clear goals which are challenging and can be achieved in a timely manner.
Industry and Academic Partnership Leads to Student Driven Success Using an Innovative Cloud Product in the Classroom
O’Sullivan, Jill Anne; Shahrier, Sayem (United States)
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The relationships between Education/Training and Information Technologies at Farmingdale State College are accelerating, with the newest partnership involving the new Cloudsuite Industry Product, CSI, from Infor, USA, Inc. In
this arrangement we have a dedicated Intern, Sayem Shahrier, a student at Farmingdale State College who assists with the use of the CSI product in the classroom. According to this Intern, the implementation of the Infor CSI tool has
been a great real life and hands-on experience. Students in the Education Alliance Program finally received a taste of how an ERP system works. Whether a company is big or small, it should be capable to manage and keep track of all
their products and customers in real time. From local companies throughout Long Island all the way up to global mass markets have utilized the Infor CSI tool and have taken customer data to further maximize not only on profits but
improve on operational excellence, customer intimacy, and the manufacturing process. Using this innovative tool, the methodologies associated with it and this partnership synergies, our students will be best prepared for industry entry and successes. This partnership brings together researchers and practitioners from both areas in efforts to support the bridging process between Education/Training and Information Technologies. In doing this academia is collaborating with one of the prominent world leaders in ERP, their customers and partners to significantly prepare our students.
Integration of English in Medical Informatics Course for Advanced Medical Education in Russia
Mitrofanova, Ksenia A.; Andreyeva, Anastasiya V.; Teleshev, Valery A.; Blyakhman, Felix A. (Russian Federation)
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The present study investigates the perception of the integrated classes in medical informatics and English by medical students of the Ural State Medical University (USMU), Russia. As the English language has become a means of communication in the international medical community teaching English for medical purposes is one of the priorities in medical education of non-English
speaking countries. Moreover, there is a trend to teach different subjects of the medical curriculum in collaboration to promote medical students’ motivation to
studies and comprehension of the subjects. The integrated classes were developed and introduced for all medical students of USMU during 2015 – 2017 academic years. Total 1186 medical students attended the integrated classes; 512 randomly selected students participated in the survey, and 288 students left a feedback on the integrated classes. Total 224 (77,78%) medical students
positively accepted the integrated classes and found them useful for their professional development. The results of the study also showed that more than 40% of medical students of USMU are ready for the bilingual education. English for medical purposes may become a basic means to teach natural sciences and clinical courses in Russian medical universities. This integration requires less effort from teaching and university staff compared to that needed for the development of the complete integrated curriculum.
Introducing the Assembly Programming Language as a Foreign Language
Budnik, Mark M.; Thomas, Rebecca; Rosasco, Nicholas; Thomas, Stewart (United States)
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Valparaiso University has developed three modules that introduce the assembly programming language as a foreign language in order to introduce the concept of working with a limited instruction set. Our goals are to introduce assembly in
such a way that students are comfortable writing assembly programs and understand why instruction sets are limited in size. Using the concepts of vocabulary, grammar, and storytelling, the modules provide a non-traditional, first introduction to assembly suitable for use in a lecture and/or laboratory setting. After participating in the three modules in a single laboratory session, 78% of the students indicated that they understood the reasons behind the relatively small assembly instruction set, and 89% of the students were
comfortable or neutral writing and/or debugging assembly programs. Qualitatively, our results also indicate that students enjoyed this lesson and after participating, were eager to learn more about programming in assembly.
Leadership and Literacy Processes in School Improvement Creating and Supporting a Community of Success: A Case Study Examining the Principal’s Role in the Reconstitution of a Campus to Transform Literacy and Learning
Duncan, W. Todd; Colvin, Lisa E. (United States)
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Any number of school districts in the U.S. are having to improve schools that have been underperforming by state and federal measures. Research has indicated that one of the ways to effectively improve school performance is by reconstituting the school (i.e. change the principal and the teachers in the particular school organization). This case study investigates the improvement effort of an urban elementary school in the greater Houston, Texas area. A principal with a track record of improving student achievement was brought in to change the performance of an elementary school that had spent several years on the federal improvement needed list and the state list of schools that had not met standard. The study investigates the actions of leadership taken by the new principal, the organizational vision cast by the principal, and the instructional support provided to the teachers toward improved student achievement. The study also investigates the perceptions of the teachers regarding the leadership and support provided by the principal, and the instructional expectations that school leadership and the teaching faculty have for literacy development. The study notes the improvements made by the school in the two years after the school was reconstituted, especially the growth for the Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups. Also noted is the additional work that still needs to be done for other subgroups particularly the African American subgroup. The results of the efforts of the school in this case study support over 30 years of research that demonstrates the importance of school leadership in improving teacher efficacy and leading the instructional direction of the school.
Learning by Doing in Teaching and Learning Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Approach to Software Development
Kalinga, Ellen Ambakisye (Tanzania)
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Learning by doing (LBD) have been indicated by many researchers to be predominantly used in engineering and computer science fields. This paper presents step-wise procedure on how learning by doing approach have been
applied in teaching and learning object-oriented analysis and design approach in software development to Bachelor of Science students taking computer science and computer engineering. The approach covered requirement analysis and
design phases of the software development life cycle. Students in groups had group case projects which solve the real life problems and actively were engaged to apply the methodology in developing a software up to the design phase. The outcome of the approach was the documentation of the designed case group software projects and findings of the survey on student’s opinion and satisfaction in using the LBD approach. The survey showed that many students gained the knowledge to a big extent after the course. The majority of students were satisfied and wishing the approach to be applied in teaching and learning other courses. Students prefer the blended mode of learning by making use of lectures and mixed with practice like LBD.
Learning Physics Using Virtual Reality
Zeferino Júnior, Luiz Henrique; Silva, Lucas Paiva da; Santos, Adriele da Rosa; Pacheco, Fernando Santana; Ávila, Sérgio Luciano; Monteiro, Paula Borges (Brazil)
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A physics laboratory requires much space, equipment, and qualified personnel to achieve its learning goals; thus, its implementation involves a financial investment that may be unattainable in several public and even private
Brazilian educational institutions. We launch a project at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina with the aim of reducing costs and maximizing academic experience in practical classes. Our main goal is to utilize computer
hardware and software for 3D applications to develop a virtual copy of the institution's physics laboratory accessible from a smartphone or computer. We expect to insert high school students into the virtual learning environment, motivating them to study physics. In our application, the virtual environment is modeled using the Unity 3D game development platform. As a gesture
recognition sensor device, Myo armband captures the movements of the forearm. For greater immersion of the user (student), we also use a platform that integrates with virtual reality glasses through a head mount for a
smartphone. Currently, the system includes one experiment: a body on an inclined plane.
Management of Production Flow Using RTLS
Řezáč, Martin; Soušek, Radovan (Czech Republic)
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The article focuses on practical use of Real Time Locating System (RTLS) in management of production flow. As the reference project, a project from the field of automotive was chosen as it is one of the most progressive and, at the same time, the most important industrial sectors of the present. The first part of the article describes the implementation and use of RTLS in the environment of final assembly of cars, and also directly usable outputs of this system. In the next part of the article, other ways of use of the system are outlined, based on data processing.
Promoting Higher forms of Thinking: The Lectorial Approach
Thalluri, Jyothi; Penman, Joy (Australia)
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Objectives: This paper aims to clarify the forms of thinking that occurred while applying the lectorial instructional method used in teaching Human Biology to first-year nursing students at a South Australian university. It discusses Bloom’s
hierarchical forms of thinking, domains of learning, and implications for practice in relation to the lectorial instructional approach. Briefly, a lectorial is a large-scale class underpinned by active student-centred learning, utilising inquiry-based and adult learning as methodologies of teaching and learning, and
involving collaborative and interactive activities in place of traditional didactic lectures and tutorials.
Methods: Findings of a more extensive research study are drawn upon; it aimed to examine how the lectorial influenced the learning of nursing students. A 20-item questionnaire consisting of closed-ended questions was administered at the conclusion of the course. Further insights were gained from open-ended questions also querying the most important learning gained from the lectorial, best things about it, and areas for improvement. A secondary analysis was used to determine the different forms of thinking that occurred for students and implications for these practices.
Findings: Of the 1,033 enrolled students over two years, 392 completed the questionnaire for a 38% response rate. Results showed that 88.3% of the students were benefitted from this instructional method, 93% recommended this approach for other students, and 73.7% would also like other courses to adopt this approach. While there were many other results, the findings highlighted in this paper relate to the different forms of thinking that transpired during the process of the lectorial and these included applying, analysing, synthesising and evaluating concepts and procedures, rather than just remembering facts and understanding.
Conclusions: The implications of the findings for students are underscored. The recognition of these forms of thinking is essential in the study of sciences. The paper brings together how the lectorial approach challenged students to think
in higher cognitive ways to maximise learning, encourage academic and personal growth, and help prepare for nursing practice.
Strategic Partnership Accelerating between Farmingdale State College and Infor, USA, Inc for the Use of the Innovative Cloudsuite Industry Product in the Classroom
O’Sullivan, Jill Anne (United States)
ABSTRACT:
The relationships between Education/Training and Information Technologies at Farmingdale State College are acceleratingly, with the newest partnership involving the new Cloudsuite Industry Product, CSI, from Infor, USA, Inc. With using this innovative tool, the methodologies associated with it and this partnership synergies, our students will be best prepared for industry entry and successes. This partnership brings together researchers and practitioners from both areas in efforts to support the bridging process between Education/Training and Information Technologies. In doing this academia is collaborating with one of the prominent world leaders in ERP, their customers and partners to significantly prepare our students.
Strategies of Mitigating Customer’s No-Shows at Restaurants
Li, Kuo-Pin; Chen, Shieh-Liang; Chiu, Wen-Hong; Lu, Wen-Cheng (Taiwan)
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No-show reduction at restaurants can not only mitigate losses incurred when customers fail to honor a booking but also affect consumers’ reservation behaviors. This study analyzed the ability of restaurant booking policies to mitigate no-shows as well as the negative impacts. We herewith to summarize the results of the interview and suggest four mitigating No-Show policies for restaurants, they are Re-offering seats, Overbooking, Partial reservations, and No-show penalties. These four methods are also the most common mitigation No-Show policies for restaurants. A survey was conducted to understand the booking policies of the Taiwanese restaurant industry. The findings indicated that each sector of the restaurant industry possesses unique characteristics. This study shows that restaurant differentiation is important in setting booking policies. Reservation no-shows cause problems to wasted capacity and result in restaurants’ losses. Our goal is to solve the wasted capacity and mitigation no-show loss, and to offer recommendations on what restaurants should do. Study was found that the restaurant operators generally believed that it was effective to have no-show penalty. Only each restaurant still has its own operating factors that affect its execution ability; the study also found that restaurants of different sizes may have variant reservation policies.
Students’ Experiences of Two Different Types of Introduction to Pair Programming in Introductory Programming Courses
Riese, Emma; Dicander, Marcus; Rosqvist, Daniel (Sweden)
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Implementation of pair programming has been found beneficial in both the software development industry and in educational settings. This paper aims to give insights into how the introduction of pair programming influences the students’ experience and use of pair programming. A framework of different introduction levels of pair programming, from voluntary to completely mandatory, is presented. A second framework consisting of categories regarding students’ descriptions of pair programming and their experienced
advantages and disadvantages, based on a previous study, is also presented. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 19 students. The interviews were analyzed using the framework. The interviewed students had been given different introductions to pair programming, either voluntary or mandatory, during two introductory programming courses at KTH Royal Institute of
Technology. A mixed methods approach was used; the analyzed interviews, results from course surveys and data from a pair programming logging tool were used to answer to what extent the students have been using pair programming. The results show that the students subjected to mandatory pair
programming displayed to a higher extent, knowledge of the roles in pair programming. These students also expressed a greater variety of advantages and disadvantages, compared to the students with voluntary pair programming.
Teachers Continuing Professional Development: Trends in European Countries. Towards Teachers' Professionalism
Budkowska, Liliana; Poszytek, Paweł (Poland)
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The article focuses on description of different approaches of European countries to the Continuing Professional Development of teachers that leads to certain recommendations on that matter. The main division assumes the presence of centralised and decentralised systems for such development. However, it is neither clear nor easy to define, which system is used in the particular country. That is why the article covers more categories, even if some of them may overlap in certain conditions. Having defined the system, the emphasis is put on its correlation with whether Continuing Professional Development is compulsory and to what extent or not. That leads to the following point that concentrates on considering time during which trainings are conducted and the replacement needed. The article describes also institutions that provide Continuing Professional Development. Among them, there is the Foundation for Development of the Education System, which is presented more precisely. Having established all the data from these parts of the article, it was possible to make recommendations that should contribute to improvement of Continuing Professional Development programmes.
The Design of Marketing Simulation APP Based on Android Studio
Chen, Xu-Qi; He, Zhuo-Ming; Sun, Yu-Ming (China)
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Marketing simulation training which can exercise students marketing ability, is becoming a basic means recognized by everyone. It could help students understand abstract theoretical knowledge, enhance their practical, analytical and creative abilities. But so far most marketing simulation training is attached to computers. In the era of mobile Internet, mobile learning which is based on Android-based smartphones is very popular because of its high efficiency and convenience. How to integrate mobile technology with marketing simulation effectively in order to provide a better marketing simulation experience for teachers and students is the focus of this paper.
Toward an Engaging Hands-on Environment for a Beginning Networking and Security Class
Roychoudhuri, Lopamudra (United States)
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The paper describes an active learner-centered environment for an introductory computer networking and security class using a lab classroom. The classroom makes effective use of virtual machines running on workstations, real devices in a locally connected network/security lab, and a dedicated but Internet-connected subnet, to discuss and explain complex concepts of computer networking, offensive and defensive security. The objective of the class is to demonstrate that offensive security techniques, such as hacking and penetration testing, are ‘fun’ and intriguing, but defensive security practices, though rigorous and detail-oriented, effectively address the issues discussed in offensive security. The three parts of the course, networking, offensive and defensive security, thus complement one other to provide a comprehensive picture to the students.
Transferring Pre-Service Teachers’ Understanding of Educational Technology from Learning to Practice
Gibbons, Scott (United States)
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The study examined pre-service teachers’ views of educational technology both before and after learning about various forms of technology during a three-week technology camp involving over fifty high school students. The study concentrated on the ways in which pre-service teachers implemented technology in a small group environment, focusing on project-based learning. The purpose of the study was to understand how pre-service teachers change their view of and practice with educational technology when exposed to a non-subject specific setting with real students during an information technology summer camp. The camp revealed that teaching pre-service teachers how to think about technology in a more authentic manner helped them to incorporate technology effectively into future lesson plans.
UAV-Based 3D Photogrammetry for Post-Earthquake Studies on Seismic Damaged Cities – A Case Study: Castelluccio di Norcia
Croce, Valeria; Martínez-Espejo Zaragoza, Isabel (Italy)
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The recent advances in digital technology and mechatronic systems, by radically transforming the survey methodologies, have changed the approaches in analysis, visualization and management of the cultural heritage of buildings and historical sites. One of the most recent applications of digital technology in the field of geomatics is related to the introduction of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, that consist of remotely controlled aircrafts. Thanks to their small size and to the simplicity of use, they can navigate into places characterized by difficult accessibility or located in dangerous positions. Subject of the latest scientific researches is the application of UAV-based photogrammetry to Structure from Motion (SfM) and MultiView Stereo (MVS) techniques, derived from Computer Vision, aiming at the study of post-catastrophe scenarios, in which the traditional ground-based survey technologies cannot be carried out. The integrated digital systems and photo-modeling technologies allow to obtain a study model, in a three-dimensional view, of a certain site and at a defined scale, even in cases where a terrestrial photogrammetry is not allowed and the places are inaccessible. This methodology was applied to the case study of Castelluccio di Norcia, a village of the Municipality of Norcia (Umbria), that was largely destroyed by the earthquake that hit Central Italy in 2016, on October 30th.
Use of RTLS Based on A-RFID Technology in Deep Mines
Řezáč, Martin; Soušek, Radovan (Czech Republic)
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The article deals with the analysis of the implementation and operation of real time locating systems (RTLS) based on active radio-frequency identification technology (A-RFID) in mining operations. The information for analysis is based on the author’s experience with developing one of these systems, its use in pilot and later full operation in several mines. The project began as original solution
for mining operations in the Czech Republic in response to tightening government and European legislation related to mine safety management.
User Centered Design Applied to an App for Incidental Learning of Languages and Cultures
Valva, Antonella; Mirri, Silvia; Salomoni, Paola (Italy)
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This paper focuses upon the piloting of UniOn!, a mobile application for the incidental learning of languages and cultures developed to support mobility students within the ILOCALAPP project (www.ilocalapp.eu). After the methodological phase (dedicated to the methodological framework and to the
end-users’ consultation), and with the development phase (dedicated to the production of materials and their technological implementation) approaching its end, the project teams are now about to test the prototype of the application. Nevertheless, preliminary tests have been conducted all along the project
phases and their results are proving useful to structure the final pilot phase. In this paper we will outline all the issues related to the testing of the application and its crucial impact on the final release.
Using Electronics Discovery Kit Toys to Introduce Engineering Students to the Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Budnik, Mark M.; Thomas, Rebecca; Marley, Jennifer (United States)
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To help students transition into their engineering studies, Valparaiso University adopted the use of Elenco® Snap Circuits® into a sophomore class (Linear Circuits I) required for computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and physics majors. The circuit kits were used in traditional
laboratory and lecture sections. After using the kits, 81% of the computer engineering, electrical engineering, and physics majors reported they were more comfortable building circuits and better prepared for working with traditional circuit breadboards. Additionally, 96% of the mechanical engineering students felt more comfortable building circuits, and 89% felt more comfortable analyzing circuits.
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