scholarly journals Developing a Model of Increasing the Learners’ Bilingual Professional Capacity in the Virtual Laboratory Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 7022
Author(s):  
Aleksandra I. Dashkina ◽  
Ludmila P. Khalyapina ◽  
Aleksandra M. Kobicheva ◽  
Maria A. Odinokaya ◽  
Dmitri A. Tarkhov
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Science Inquiry ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Laboratory Environment ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Digital Twins

The article considers industrial applications of digital twins and their contribution to decision-making and prevention of failures in manufacturing. Virtual laboratories are described as an example of using digital twins not only in industry but also for educational purposes. The article is also focused on the value of physical and virtual investigations through the prism of content and language integrated learning approach (CLIL) and it offers recommendations for combining the two to strengthen science inquiry learning and job-relevant learning. Students conduct online investigations resulting in interdisciplinary team interaction and knowledge integration. Adopting the CLIL approach changes engineering students’ attitudes to learning a foreign language, drums up their academic interest, and strengthens their motivation. In addition, the article describes how neural networks are applied for the simulation of physical processes in a virtual laboratory. The advantages of using virtual laboratories for professional-oriented training include linking observable and unobservable phenomena, pointing out essential information, and providing online, adaptive guidance. To evaluate the efficiency of the virtual laboratory environment, we conducted an experiment to assess the effectiveness of an integrated learning course with the elements of a virtual laboratory. The sample was 48 students (23 of them were enrolled on the course based on integrated learning with elements of virtual environment; 25 students studied professional discipline and professional English separately). To collect the data two online testing on English were conducted. The professional discipline was evaluated once at the end of the semester. In addition, we conducted an online survey on motivation for students of both groups to reveal the influence of educational process organization on this indicator. The results of the experiment allowed us to ascertain that the CLIL approach in the virtual laboratory environment resulted in better outcomes and helped the students adopt a more positive attitude to learning English.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING VIRTUAL LABORATORY WORKSHOPS IN ONLINE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS STUDYING THE DISCIPLINE “INORGANIC CHEMISTRY”

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (36) ◽  
pp. 934-948
Author(s):  
Maria G RAYISYAN ◽  
Maria Anatolievna BORODINA ◽  
Olga Igorevna DENISOVA ◽  
Yuri Sergeevich BOGACHEV ◽  
Vladimir Dmitriyevich SEKERIN
Keyword(s):  
Inorganic Chemistry ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Long Time ◽  
New Material ◽  
Education Of Students

Distance learning has already become a part of the educational process. In this regard, questions appear concerning its organization and the solution of specific problems. They include laboratory workshops, which is an integral part of the educational process in higher education since laboratory works allow students to gain knowledge and acquire skills, which is a prerequisite for the formation of their specialist competence. The problems of obtaining educational information during distance learning can be quite successfully solved. However, the acquisition of experimental skills remains an educational, scientific, and methodological problem that requires a solution. The article defines the peculiarities of using virtual laboratory workshops in the online education of students studying the discipline “Inorganic Chemistry”. The theoretic analysis of the main statements of the research problem was presented in the article. The results of the experimental study have proved that the use of computer modeling and the tools of a virtual laboratory when studying chemistry disciplines increases the educational achievements of the students, regardless of the initial level of knowledge. A prerequisite for the effective acquisition of skills by students is the systematic use of virtual laboratory tools. With the occasional use of virtual laboratory instruments, the skills obtained during the experiment were not learned or were not learned for a long time. The use of virtual laboratories provides independent training for students, increases motivation to master new material. Students focus on the experimental process, not on equipment and tools, as it happens in a real laboratory, which can become both a positive and a negative aspect of acquiring practical skills of future engineers, doctors, and pharmacists.

scholarly journals USE OF VIRTUAL LABORATORIES IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING CHEMICAL DISCIPLINES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
IHOR VOITOVYCH ◽  
OKSANA VOITOVYCH ◽  
GALYNA MARTYNІUK
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Chemistry Laboratories

The introduction of information and communication technologies in the educational process of teaching various disciplines is becoming increasingly important. Accordingly, the issue of application of these technologies in the teaching of chemical disciplines is relevant, namely the study of the possibility of using virtual laboratories in Chemistry as an interactive learning tool to improve the learning process and provide opportunities for professional and research skills. The purpose of the article is to study the possibilities of using virtual laboratories in the process of teaching chemical disciplines and to determine the opinion of students on the effectiveness of this type of activity. The following research methods are used in the article: theoretical – analysis of scientific publications on the research problem; systematization and generalization of information; empirical – questionnaires and analysis of its results. The article considers the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual Chemistry laboratories in the educational process. The article analyzes the concept of «virtual laboratory» and gives the definition of a virtual laboratory of Chemistry as a software environment that allows to form practical skills by conducting laboratory experiments, simulating the sequence of actions of the researcher in real laboratory (or managing chemical plants by robotic means) with use of computer models or contactless (remotely) with real equipment and reagents. We consider the virtual Chemistry laboratories available on the Internet, which provides free access to the educational resources and explores their didactic and methodological opportunities to increase the level of formation of practical skills and abilities during chemical experiments. It is established that the use of a virtual laboratory in Chemistry contributes to the formation of practical skills in conducting interactive laboratory classes with further consolidation in real conditions; provides an individual pace of mastering the skills of chemical experiment; allows students to explore processes that require special conditions; increases the motivation to master new material by working in a virtual environment that is familiar and interesting for the modern student; provides realization of its independent preparation for performance of experiments in real laboratory conditions. It is substantiated the use of virtual laboratories in Chemistry cannot substitute the traditional performance of laboratory work, but is only a supplementary form.

scholarly journals Efficiency of the Use of Information Technologies in the Training of Technical Specialists in Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-461
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Modern Computer ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Modern Computer Technology

The article analyzes the importance of computer technologies in the educational process in higher education. The possibilities of entering the educational information space for engineering specialties were demonstrated. The capabilities of modern virtual laboratories are analyzed. The possibilities of using a virtual laboratory in distance learning were demonstrated. The use of modern computer technology is illustrated by the use of the Electronics Workbench electronic software package.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Students’ Engagement in Integrated Learning Model in A Blended Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Baranova ◽  
Liudmila Khalyapina ◽  
Aleksandra Kobicheva ◽  
Elena Tokareva
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Online Activity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
The Impact

As new informational conditions contribute to the discovery of new ways to improve the quality of the educational process, a new integrated learning model was elaborated. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the students’ engagement in a newly-introduced integrated learning model, identify the impact of such a model on students’ learning outcomes, and to determine if students’ engagement levels influence their learning outcomes. For our research we used qualitative and quantitative data of students’ records of professional discipline and English testing, surveys and interviews on behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement (N = 63). Results on students’ engagement showed that online activity, especially the online international project, involved students more than face-to-face classes, but at the same time some of them noted that without lectures it would be difficult, or even impossible, to participate in a project. Thus the overall engagement level was quite high. Additionally, an integrated approach positively impacted learners’ outcomes. The correlation analysis showed that learners’ engagement played an influential role and highly impacted students’ learning results. In this case we can conclude that our integrated learning model contributes to students’ involvement in the educational process and, as a consequence, allows them to achieve greater results.

scholarly journals The Experience of Using «Virtual Petrolab» – Virtual Petrophysical laboratory for Mobile Devices in the Educational Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
E. V. Shelyago ◽  
N. D. Shelyago
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Technical Discipline ◽  
The University ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
Oil Formation

The paper highlights the experience in the development and implementation of the “Virtual PetroLab” – virtual petrophysical laboratory for mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) in the educational process. The application was created to help the university professors to deliver the course “Oil formation physics”. The program “Virtual PetroLab” simulates functions of various petrophysical equipment in the lab, possesses built-in methodological instructions on performing laboratory works. The mathematical model of the application allows the student to conduct measuring tasks, make, accumulate and correct his own errors. The paper describes the principles of application design and organization of the educational process with its use. Using of mobile devices as a main platform for a virtual laboratory allowed the maximum involvement of the student audience in the educational process, improved the learning quality during workshops, received positive feedback from the students. The conclusions about high efficiency of using the virtual laboratories for mobile devices when teaching technical discipline are drawn.

scholarly journals VIRTUAL LABORATORY PRACTICAL WORK AS A WAY OF STUDYING NATURAL DISCIPLINES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (194) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Iuliia Bokhan ◽  
◽  
Tetiana Forostovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Practice ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Computer Access ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
The Real ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Weak Electrolytes

In the article the way of using information technology in the natural education is activated, such as computer modeling of chemical, physical or biological phenomenon processes, introduction into the educational process of the virtual laboratory works. The relevance of the introduction of virtual laboratories in educational practice is due, firstly, to the information challenges of the time, and secondly, the regulatory requirements for the organization of the educational process of general secondary and higher education. It is mentioned that the use of virtual laboratories in the educational process allows students to conduct experiments with equipment and materials that he is able to use due to lack of a real laboratory or its lack of technical content, get practical skills of conducting experiments of integrated natural direction initiating computer models and the process of operation of unique equipment of chemical, physical, biological laboratory, to study dangerous in the real situation processes and phenomena of natural origin, without fear of possible consequences. The article reveals the advantages and disadvantages of using a virtual laboratory workshop during the study of natural sciences. Possibilities of modern virtual laboratories of a natural direction which allow to model objects and processes of the surrounding world and also to organize computer access to the real laboratory equipment. The possibility of realization of a virtual laboratory workshop on chemical disciplines of the natural cycle in the environment of a virtual simulator of the laboratory IrYdiumChemistryLab is shown. This virtual laboratory involves the formulation of specific tasks or the formation of its own strategy for planning the experiment,the resource immediately differs in the ability to intervene in the program and design your own virtual experiment Created on the basis of IrYdiumChemistryLab virtual laboratory works allow to prepare diluent of various concentrations, to calculate and measure concentrations of ions in solutions of strong and weak electrolytes, to titrate, etc. Virtual laboratories must be present in the practice of teaching natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology). The need to use a virtual laboratory workshop during distance learning is especially relevant.

scholarly journals VIRTUAL LABORATORIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Valdis Priedols ◽  
Anita Jansone
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Virtual Experiments ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Experimental Apparatus

INTRODUCTION Virtual laboratories have been  used for several decades as a tool to help in the educational process. However, it is not always clear the purpose and correct way to use this tool. Educators need to improve their work so that the teaching process is more efficient. A wide range of virtual resources is available in different languages. Most of the resources are in English and some in Latvian, therefore the use of virtual laboratories is made very simple. Hypothesis: The efficient use of a virtual laboratory depends on multiple circumstances. The concept of the virtual laboratory is understood and used differently by many authors and researchers because that depends on the purpose of use. In the most general terms, a virtual laboratory is a computer-based activity where students interact with an experimental apparatus or other activity via a computer interface. Typical examples is a simulation of an experiment, whereby a student interacts with programmed-in behaviours, and a remote-controlled experiment where a student interacts with real apparatus via a computer link. This kind of process allows students to explore a topic by comparing and contrasting different scenarios, to pause and restart an application for reflection and note taking, to get practical experimentation experience over the Internet. The most recognizable are computer simulations that allow us to examine basic concepts in physics. These simulations are broadly used in the teaching and learning process in different ways. The purpose of this research is to study through virtual laboratories that are broadly used in educational institutions and to examine the usefulness and impact of using such laboratories. MATERIAL AND METHODS To find out the circumstances for the efficient use of a virtual laboratory, research has been made to understand the key factors. A criterion for effectiveness of the virtual laboratory is made depending on other experiences over the past ten years. Mostly through literature studies and depending on experience, all the assumptions are justified. RESULTS What people mean by a virtual laboratory, to understand what value it can bring, and importantly what it cannot and must not do. A virtual laboratory must bring as close a connection to reality as possible, to as many students as possible. The key areas of benefit are accessibility, training and augmentation. Nothing can replace the experience of working hands-on with laboratory equipment, the virtual laboratory should not be used to provide a full experience. In some cases, learning a new environment or software for simulations can be difficult and time consuming. In the context of geographical location or mobility issues, the use of a virtual laboratory may provide a substitution for a real experiment. A substitution is also necessary due to lack of equipment. DISCUSSION In recent years, researchers do not try to prove that virtual experiments are better than experiments in real life because such researches were made and the results in most cases do not prove that virtual experiments bring better results in students’ exams. Different researchers try to prove that using virtual environment in some cases changes the attitude towards physics and science. In future authors will make and use virtual laboratory not only as computer simulations but also as a whole environment for learning and teaching physics and science. CONCLUSION The results are theoretical. However, this research is significant for future work because it helps to prevent failures and focus on things that have not been done before. There exist some limitations due to a lack of students. Therefore, the authors can also focus on different stages of education.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF NI MULTISIM ENVIRONMENT IN THE PRACTICAL SKILLS BUILDING FOR STUDENTS OF 125 "CYBERSECURITY" SPECIALTY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Buriachok ◽  
Nataliia Korshun ◽  
Svitlana Shevchenko ◽  
Pavlo Skladannyi
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Security Systems ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
The Future ◽  
Engineer Education ◽  
Development Of Students

The article is devoted to the problem of practical skills building and development of students majoring in 125 "Cybersecurity". An analysis of the professional competencies of future cybersecurity professionals, in particular, related to technical protection of information. It is proved that the use of virtual laboratories in the educational process helps to increase the efficiency of the educational process and allows to form and improve the professional competencies of the future cybersecurity engineer. Education becomes practice-oriented. The possibilities of a virtual laboratory workshop based on the NI Multisim environment are considered in the study of disciplines "Theory of circles and signals in information and cyberspace", "Component base and elements of circuitry in information security systems", "Signals and processes in information security systems". The Multisim system is used as part of the training of future cybersecurity professionals at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and has proven its effectiveness in practice.

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