Student Preferences for Live versus Virtual Rats in a Learning Course

Autor/inn/en	Elcoro, Mirari; Trundle, Melissa B.
Titel	Student Preferences for Live versus Virtual Rats in a Learning Course
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 7 (2013) 1, Artikel 16 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-4744
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Preferences; Animals; Computer Simulation; Operant Conditioning; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Attitude Measures; Science Laboratories; Laboratory Experiments; Laboratory Training; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Operante Konditionierung; Fragebogen; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Laborkunde
Abstract	We examined the preference of undergraduate students for a live or a virtual rat when learning about concepts of operant conditioning. Students were provided with the opportunity to directly compare a virtual and a live rat in a supplemental exercise for Learning courses. We argue that the design of teaching exercises should involve a systematic examination of student preferences between different available techniques. In general, students preferred a live rat over a virtual rat when learning concepts in operant conditioning, specifically a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement. Students also listed advantages and disadvantages of using a virtual rat versus a live rat. These aspects evaluated by students are compared and contrasted with those provided by experts who have reviewed these learning exercises. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01