Remote Laboratories as an Alternative to Practical Activities in Distance Learning Courses

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Juarez Bento da
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Meister Sommer Bilessimo, Simone, Scheffer, Gisele Ramos, Nardi da Silva, Isabela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: EAD em Foco
• Texto Completo: https://eademfoco.cecierj.edu.br/index.php/Revista/article/view/942

This study aimed to explore remote laboratories (LR) and their potential for practical activities in Distance Education. LRs are devices that can support experimental activities, and thus promote that they can provide an important resource for improving teaching and learning processes in distance learning courses. The research, with qualitative approach used as strategy a case study. Twelve remote laboratories built by the Remote Experimentation Laboratory (RExLab), from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, in Araranguá / SC, were made available for the research. Participated in the research, conducted in 2018 and 2019, 259 students of undergraduate courses in distance education. For data collection we used an online questionnaire that was completed by students after access to an LR. The 24-item questionnaire included items that sought to examine students' perceptions of remote experimentation with respect to learning perception, usability, utility, and satisfaction criteria when using remote laboratories. The average Likert score for all questionnaire items was 3.98 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.97. The research indicated that the students presented positive receptivity to the study proposal and evaluations were positive to all the themes explored recognizing that remote laboratories as a valid and important tool for teaching and learning. Keywords: Basic education. Educational technology. Physics teaching. Remote labs.