Effect of studying cell biology with a virtual cell: a comparison between Canada and Costa Rica and between presential and distance education

 

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Autoři: Méndez-Estrada, Victor Hugo, Mónge-Najera, Julián
Médium: artículo original
Stav:Versión publicada
Datum vydání:2010
Popis:When compared with education in industrialized countries, Latin American education often seems outdated and inferior. However, widespread use of computers might tend to reduce regional differences. To determine whether learning would be different when the same digital material was used in Canada (industrialized country) and Costa Rica (with an economy based on ecotourism and agriculture), we used Cellule, an interactive multimedia with animations, text and sound, for teaching basic cell biology. A total of 96 students from Canada and Costa Rica used the multimedia. We evaluated their opinion on the multimedia using questionnaires. We found no significant differences by country, or by the mode of teaching (in real classrooms or through distance learning). Cellule is an excellent multimedia for teaching basic cell biology, in both industrialized and Latin American countries.
Země:Portal de Revistas UNED
Instituce:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Jazyk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/224
On-line přístup:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/224
Klíčové slovo:Learning with computers
multimedia
virtual laboratories
digital cell
education in industrialized and non-industrialized countries.
Aprendizaje con computadoras
laboratorio virtual
célula digital
subdesarrollo.