Gamification and a Low-Cost Laboratory Equipment Aimed to Boost Vapor Compression Refrigeration Learning

Autor/inn/en	Aranguren, Patricia; Sánchez, Daniel; Casi, Álvaro; Araiz, Miguel; Catalán, Leyre
Titel	Gamification and a Low-Cost Laboratory Equipment Aimed to Boost Vapor Compression Refrigeration Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Science Education, 12 (2022) 1, S.204-216 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aranguren, Patricia) ORCID (Sánchez, Daniel) ORCID (Casi, Álvaro) ORCID (Araiz, Miguel) ORCID (Catalán, Leyre)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2014-5349
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Game Based Learning; Educational Games; Educational Equipment; College Students; Engineering Education; Theory Practice Relationship; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; Thermodynamics; Laboratory Equipment; Europe; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Educational game; Lernspiel; Ausrüstung; Collegestudent; Ingenieurausbildung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Thermodynamik; Laborausstattung; Europa; Spanien
Abstract	The nowadays European educational framework boosts applying the learned theoretical concepts to real situations. Hence, practice sessions are key resources to present students direct applications of the theoretical concepts shown in class. Thus, developing new educational equipment and practice sessions oriented to bringing theoretical knowledge closer to practice should be one of the objectives of teachers. The present work describes a solution proposed by lectures of two Spanish universities looking to increase the knowledge of their engineering students. Along the years, these docents have noticed the lack of connection between the theoretical and practical knowledge among their students, drastically harming their learning procedure. Thus, in order to deepen into practical learning, a teaching methodology involving low-cost prototypes of vapor compression systems and a gamification method to help the students understand the concepts is proposed. The proposed methodology is expected to make a big positive impact on the results obtained by the students, taking into account the preliminary results reached. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Technology and Science Education. ESEIAAT, Department of Projectes d'Enginyeria c/Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain. e-mail: info@jotse.org; e-mail: info@omniascience.com; Web site: http://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01