ERIC Number: EJ827649
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Apr
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An Experience of Teaching for Learning by Observation: Remote-Controlled Experiments on Electrical Circuits
Kong, Siu Cheung; Yeung, Yau Yuen; Wu, Xian Qiu
Computers & Education, v52 n3 p702-717 Apr 2009
In order to facilitate senior primary school students in Hong Kong to engage in learning by observation of the phenomena related to electrical circuits, a design of a specific courseware system, of which the interactive human-machine interface was created with the use of an open-source software called the LabVNC, for conducting online remote-controlled experiments was developed in this study. The statistically significant results of a pre-test-post-test evaluation study showed that the LabVNC-based system has potential to promote students to learn the target topic under the approach of learning by observation. The assertion of the teacher on the pedagogical value of the remote-controlled experimentation and the enthusiasm of students in using the LabVNC-based system reveal the potential to integrate the use of the LabVNC-based system with the practice of scientific experiments. Based on the feedback from the teacher and students, the existing LabVNC-based system will be refined under the design-based research approach. (Contains 5 figures and 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Observational Learning, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Internet, Courseware, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Science Experiments, Energy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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