Computer animation and academic achievements: longitudinal study in electronics education

• Autores: Aharon Gero, Wishah Zoabi
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 30, no. 5, 2014, págs. 1295-1302
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An animation based learning unit on the subject of the bipolar junction transistor was recently developed for electronics students ina two-year college in Israel. A previous research had indicated a significant gap between the achievements of students in a basiccourse studying the electronic device through animation and those of students studying it through static diagrams drawn on theboard. The longitudinal study described in this paper examined whether animation based learning of the bipolar junction transistorhas a long term effect on students’ achievements and whether this gap is maintained in advanced courses covering analogelectronics. Findings indicate that even a year after the completion of the basic course, the achievements of students who havestudied the transistor through animation continue to be significantly higher than their peers’, and that animation based learningpromotes retention and transfer