ERIC Number: EJ897305
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 11
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Multiprog Virtual Laboratory Applied to PLC Programming Learning
Shyr, Wen-Jye
European Journal of Engineering Education, v35 n5 p573-583 Oct 2010
This study develops a Multiprog virtual laboratory for a mechatronics education designed to teach how to programme a programmable logic controller (PLC). The study was carried out with 34 students in the Department of Industry Education and Technology at National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan. In total, 17 students were assigned to each group, experimental and control. Two laboratory exercises were designed to provide students with experience in PLC programming. The results show that the experiments supported by Multiprog virtual laboratory user-friendly control interfaces generate positive meaningful results in regard to students' knowledge and understanding of the material. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Laboratories, Programming, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Engineering Education, Computer Uses in Education, Information Technology, Comparative Analysis, Knowledge Level, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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