Facilitating process control teaching and learning in a virtual laboratory environment

Murphy, Timothy J.; Gomes, Vincent G.; Romagnoli, José A.

doi:10.1002/cae.10011

Cited by 19 publications

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“…On the other hand, test results prove that the main theoretical concepts related to the session have been well understood by most of the students, since around 70% of them have achieved a mark higher than 8 out of a maximum of 10. The improvement observed in learning efficiency agrees with the experience reported in literature about using virtual laboratories …”

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confidence: 89%

Teaching combustion thermochemistry with an interactive Matlab application

García-Oliver

García

Morena

et al. 2019

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Computer‐aided‐learning has been found to improve notably the learning efficiency as compared with classical teaching. In this study, an interactive Matlab application has been developed to be used when teaching combustion thermochemistry in engineering degrees. The use of this tool in practical sessions allows the students to concentrate on understanding the links between the boundary conditions of a combustion process and the corresponding outputs in terms of species composition and temperature. Moreover, the students can check the differences between the results obtained from a complex calculation (with the interactive tool) and those obtained by means of the simplified calculations performed during the theoretical lessons and written exams. The analysis of the outcomes after several years using this tool revealed that the students are generally satisfied with the practical session, and the analysis of the marks confirms the robustness of the methodology proposed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Teaching combustion thermochemistry with an interactive Matlab application

García-Oliver

García

Morena

et al. 2019

Comp Applic In Engineering

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“…In fact, many reports of improved student learning with computer-aided instruction focus upon the details of the software [10,11,13,14,19], and do not rigorously assess the impact of such technology upon learning using objective measures of student knowledge. Assessment, where done, often relies upon the students' view of the courseware in terms of usability [12,20,21] and not upon measures of knowledge acquired.…”

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confidence: 98%

Comparison of Student Learning in Physical and Simulated Unit Operations Experiments

Wiesner

Lan

2004

J of Engineering Edu

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Industries are tending toward computer-based simulation, monitoring, and control of processes. This trend suggests an opportunity to modernize engineering laboratory pedagogy to include computer experiments as well as tactile experiments. However, few studies report the impact of simulations upon student learning in engineering laboratories. We evaluated the impact of computer-simulated experiments upon student learning in a senior unit operations laboratory. We compared data on control and test groups from three sources: 1) a comprehensive exam over the course; 2) a questionnaire answered by students regarding how well the areas of ABET Engineering Criterion 3 (a-k) were met; and 3) oral presentations given by the students. Our results indicate that student learning is not adversely affected by introducing computer-based experiments. We therefore conclude that, while the tactile laboratory should remain in the engineering curriculum, the pedagogy can reflect the increasing use of information technology in the manufacturing industries without compromising student learning.

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“…The simulation program developed is designed as a support for the explanation of theory, which leads to a better understanding since concepts are applied to real situations when studying the different components, and for the presentation of practical sessions that are carried out afterward, whose work can be planned more efficiently. This is based on the effectiveness of virtual laboratory environments that has been shown in previous works 17–20. Simulations are complemented with practical sessions in order to compare results.…”

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confidence: 99%