EXPERIMENT WITH PERSONAL RESPONSE DEVICES - Advantages and Drawbacks Identified in Engineering Studies

F. R. Lara, E. Herruzo, F. J. Jiménez, F. M. Pérez, C. Corredor

2012

Abstract

This work presents the main results and conclusions drawn from a teaching experiment, in the studies of Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of Córdoba University (Spain), in the 2010 to 2011 course. This experiment was to use extensively, in one of the theory groups, an interactive system based on personal response devices. The main purpose of the meeting was to compare the results with other group in which the system was not used. Also we wanted to know the opinion of the teachers and students participating in this experiment. In this way we could know both the advantages and the disadvantages of its implementation, the technical dificulties and if it is a really useful teaching tool. The results can be interesting for teachers and educational supervisors who want to know the advantages and limitations of these systems.

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R. Lara F., Herruzo E., J. Jiménez F., M. Pérez F. and Corredor C. (2012). EXPERIMENT WITH PERSONAL RESPONSE DEVICES - Advantages and Drawbacks Identified in Engineering Studies . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-07-5, pages 166-169. DOI: 10.5220/0003919701660169


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu12,
author={F. R. Lara and E. Herruzo and F. J. Jiménez and F. M. Pérez and C. Corredor},
title={EXPERIMENT WITH PERSONAL RESPONSE DEVICES - Advantages and Drawbacks Identified in Engineering Studies},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2012},
pages={166-169},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003919701660169},
isbn={978-989-8565-07-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - EXPERIMENT WITH PERSONAL RESPONSE DEVICES - Advantages and Drawbacks Identified in Engineering Studies
SN - 978-989-8565-07-5
AU - R. Lara F.
AU - Herruzo E.
AU - J. Jiménez F.
AU - M. Pérez F.
AU - Corredor C.
PY - 2012
SP - 166
EP - 169
DO - 10.5220/0003919701660169