TEACHING EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY USING TOYS AND SOFTWARE TOOLS

Tools and Toys for Teaching Design of Experiments Methodology

It is recognized that the factorial approach first introduced by R.A. Fisher is the correct and scientific approach in conducting multi-factored experiments. In this paper, an approach that uses specially designed toys and software that allow students to conduct multi-factored experiments, analyze the data collected, and do follow-up experiments, is described. Several physical and software toys...

Teaching of System Level Design and Verification: Methodology & Tools

This paper discuses a new approach for teaching of system level digital design and verification by using Split Algorithmic State Machines. The proposed approach enables parallel representation of complex digital systems. At the same time, it provides verification of the system at the early stage of the design by using a spreadsheet-based simulation.

System Design Methodology and Tools

Experimental methodology in English teaching and learning : Method features , validity issues , and embedded experimental design

Experimental methods have played a significant role in the growth of English teaching and learning studies. The paper presented here outlines basic features of experimental design, including the manipulation of independent variables, the role and practicality of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in educational research, and alternative methods and techniques available in the absence of RCTs. ...

Using Simulations in Teaching Experimental Design

All too often, a course on experimental design turns into a course that is almost entirely devoted to analysis of experimental data, with design issues in the background. The reason for this is that to learn to design experiments, you actually have to do experiments, and that is much harder to organize than lectures. Design-conscious teachers often incorporate project work in a course. Such act...