Increasing student’s participation in a memory hierarchy course: design, use and analysis of the MNEME simulator

• Autores: Lorenzo Moreno Ruiz, Evelio José González González, Beatrice Popescu, J. Torres, J. Toledo
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 26, no. 6, 2010, págs. 1365-1377
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Using simulators in engineering disciplines is widespread. Memory Hierarchy is no exception. However, the process of its design andanalysis as an educational resource has not been sufficiently explored. On the one hand, student motivation in the course could improveif they were invited to take part in the design of the simulator. On the other hand, this participation implies a deeper knowledge in thetopics of the course. In this paper, this process is described about a simulator called MNEME, which includes a complete vision ofmemory hierarchy topics. This simulator has been validated and improved using feedback from students during three academic years.