Assumptions about the superiority of hands-on use of computer simulations over projecting them in whole class have seldom been tested. Contrary to expectations, preliminary pre-post results from two lesson sequences yielded no evidence for an advantage for students in the hands-on condition. We conduct qualitative analyses of one of the lesson sequences, in which a popular simulation was used i...

HiSPARC is a project where high school teachers and students work together to study cosmic rays. The combination of hands-on experience and truly participating in a scientific collaboration opens the eyes of many high-school students for the scientific and technological world surrounding us. In this way HiSPARC helps to achieve the targets set in Lisbon 2000 to increase the number of students c...

Five years of field practice in developing and delivering Mechatronics courses in the context of a Control education curriculum, have shaped the didactic approaches in place and delivered a number concrete results from hands-on experience. The paper reports on some of the main outcomes of this undertaking, presented within an integrating framework that brings together curriculum content, didact...

This chapter provides the engineer and the researcher with correlations and models for the prediction of the critical aspects of the boiling heat transfer of mixtures. This chapter offers a reliable, hands-on resource for solving common problems across pool boiling and flow boiling applications such as miscible mixtures, refrigerant/lubricant mixtures, additives, and refrigerant/nanolubricants....

There is a consensus in the international community that rural electrifi cation and, in particular, the productive use of electricity contributes to poverty alleviation. At the same time, eff orts to evaluate the impacts of development projects have increased substantially. This paper provides a hands-on guide for designing evaluation studies regarding the impacts of productive electricity usag...

Most of firms design products by using several resources such human resources and tools, to sell these products to customers regardless to design the products for learning objectives. Based upon several endeavors realized in the academic and hands-on activities this paper presents the three basic theories underlined to the notion of design for learning and teaching c knowledge, design, and lear...

We describe PLAYGROUND, an interactive game developed for demonstrating the concepts of goal recognition design (grd). grd is a recently formulated task that involves the off-line analysis of goal recognition models. As such grd involves formulating measures that assess the ability to perform goal recognition within a model and finding efficient ways to compute and optimize them. PLAYGROUND is ...

the Medical Council of India (MCI) prescribes the theory and practical curriculum for all medical subjects taught in the undergraduate medical course in India. Pharmacology for the basic medical degree (MBBS) course is taught for 18 months during the second and third year of the course. Currently, animal experiments are taught to students in the practical classes, and they have to perform these...

A set of experiments on speed control realised with LEGO elements is presented. Despite their simplicity and low cost, the setups allow to address several interesting control problems. To witness this statement, part of the activity for the course titled ‘Engineering and Technology of Control Systems’ is described. The characteristics of the proposed experiments make them very suitable both for...

REVIEWER COMMENTS. Previous studies of parental EpiPen administration have reported incorrect use of autoinjectors despite training at the time of prescription. This study suggests that factors beyond parental knowledge are critical for proper administration of this potentially lifesaving medication. The importance of hands-on training to increase caregiver comfort is underscored by this study....