Usefulness of remote experiments

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Diana Urbano (Author) FEUP; Maria de Fátima Chouzal (Author) FEUP; Maria Teresa Restivo (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of 2017 4th Experiment at International Conference: Online Experimentation, exp.at 2017

Pages: 253-257

4th Experiment at International Conference, exp.at 2017

6 June 2017 through 8 June 2017

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

Scopus - 3 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-XTY

DOI: 10.1109/expat.2017.7984404

Abstract (EN): Online experimentation available through web collaborative platforms is a valuable tool for students in science and engineering courses looking for skills to be part of the driving force behind Industry 4.0. However, the user's virtual presence on this type of tools demands that their educational value be carefully assessed. This work presents a case study in which students of a Mechanical Engineering program evaluated Remote Experimentation resources. For this purpose, a questionnaire to measure latent variables such as Interest and Perceived Importance was used. The results were analyzed using multiple regression models and causal effects of some motivational factors on others are hypothesized and tested. One of the conclusions that can be drawn is that the interest students have for Remote Experimentation and the importance they attribute to it depend on the interest they have for the contents of the course and on the importance they think the course has on their engineering training. Moreover, ease of use and help provided also play a significant role in the interest and perceived importance of Remote Experimentation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5