1.  More in depth learning during the lab.
 Higher motivation towards further inquiry.
 Higher acceptance of being assessed after lab.
Post Lab in depth
Questions are
significantly of
higher means
1- The TriLab, a Novel View of Laboratory Education . EE2008 conference, Loughborough, UK, 14-16, July, 2008.
2- A Novel Learning Object Development for Supporting Engineering Laboratory Education. International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE 2008 conference, Hungary, 27-31, July , 2008.
3- Towards Constructivist Laboratory Education. The 38th Annual Frontiers in Education ASEE/IEEE joint Conference FIE 2008, 22-25.October, New York, USA.
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XX
Hands-on
Lab
Hands-on
Lab
Virtual Lab
Pre Post
Experimental
Group
Equivalent
groups
Pedagogical Effectiveness Measuring Methodology
Different
Outcome?
Control Group
YY
YtYt
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Percentage
1
The Conceptual Understanding
Theory Lecture Aided with Remote Experimentation Vs Pure
Theory Lecture
Much Less
Less
The Same
More
Much More
Conceptual understanding
Class theory with lab experiment
is MORE:
 Understandable.
 Enjoyable.
 Motivating towards theory.
 Motivating towards engineering
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Percentage
1
The enjoyment Factor
Theory Lecture Aided with Remote Experimentation Vs Pure
Theory Lecture
Much Less
Less
The Same
More
Much More
Enjoyment
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1
Motivation towards studying more theory about
the presented material
Theory Lecture Aided with Remote Experimentation Vs Pure
Theory Lecture
Much Less
Less
The Same
More
Much More
Motivation towards theory study
Promoting Classroom
Constructivism
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1
Motivation towards studying more theory about
the presented material
Theory Lecture Aided with Remote Experimentation Vs Pure
Theory Lecture
Much Less
Less
The Same
More
Much More
Motivation for engineering career
Hands-on
Virtual
Online
TriLab
Virtual Hands-on Remote The TriLab
+
Learning
Object
OLLO
=
+ +
Acknowledgment:
FinancialsupportbytheEngineeringCenterofExcellenceinTeachingandLearning(engCETL),
LoughboroughUniversity,UK,andbyTheHigherEducationAcademy,EngineeringSubjectCentre,
UK,mini-projectisgratefullyacknowledged.
Rethinking Laboratory
Design and Conducting
Models: TriLab & OLLO
Abstract
Conceptualization
Concrete
Experience
Reflection
Observation
Active
Experimentation
 Kolb experiential learning theory is considered as
framework for investigating laboratory pedagogy.
 There are two dimensions in Kolb cycle, the
prehension (knowledge grasp) and the
transformation (knowledge construction).
 Finding: Poor laboratory learning outcome is due
to poor activation of the prehension dimension.
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