Thursday, February 12, 2009

First study: Effectiveness of simulation in a hybrid and online networking course

Dr. Brian H. Cameron
The Pennsylvania state University
The purpose of the study:
was to compare students' performance in two different teaching methods which are, simulation based teaching and static graphic representational teaching for a compuetr networking course in an online learning environment.
The instruments used:
The study's participants are divided into 2 sections,one section which consists of 44 students used a network simulation package created by net cracker technologies, the other section consists of 40 students utilized a static network diagramming software package. The assessment instruments that were used included a mid-term and final exams in the form of 50 multiple choice questions, team project results which focused on the teams knowledge of computer networks to solve complex probleams, finally a qualitative course survey that was don at the end of the course.

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