RT Journal Article
T1 The effects of combining virtual laboratory and advanced technology research laboratory on university students’ conceptual understanding of electron microscopy
A1 Hurtado-Bermúdez, Santiago
A1 Romero-Abrio, Ana
K1 Electron microscopy
K1 Virtual laboratory
K1 Criminology
K1 Scientific career
K1 Students’ interest
K1 Forensic physics
AB Development and evaluation of a teaching-learning activity in 4th year Forensic Physics course of Degree in Criminology was based on different combinations of a virtual laboratory and a research laboratory as teaching spaces. Students explored in detail the components and functioning of an electron microscope using both an online suite of education tools and an advanced scanning electron microscope (SEM). The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of all combinations of both activities on students’ learning process, and to examine the effect on their interest towards the subject. A blend of research and virtual laboratories have a higher significant impact on students’ achievements rather than each one separately, but the same is not true for student interest in scientific careers. These results confirm that the use of a research laboratory combined with a virtual one can have substantial benefits in improvement students’ knowledge about abstract and complex concepts
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2020
FD 2020-09-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22694
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22694
LA en
NO Hurtado-Bermúdez, S., & Romero-Abrio, A. (2020). The effects of combining virtual laboratory and advanced technology research laboratory on university students’ conceptual understanding of electron microscopy. Interactive Learning Environments, 31(2), 1126–1141. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2020.1821716
NO Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026