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A Comparative Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Online vs Traditional Teaching of Engineering Drawing

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In recent years, long distance learning has become more and more popular. Web based technologies, that allow the sharing of information in real time, as well as the development of Learning Management Systems, provide the required technological support to implement long distance courses. However, long distance learning is characterized by a completely different relationship between teacher and student, in respect to the traditional teaching approach. It is then important to understand if this difference can affect the students learning outcomes. In this paper the comparison is presented between the summative assessment of two separated groups of students, attending an engineering drawing course, that is part of the curriculum for the bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. One group attended the course in a traditional form, while the second group attended the course in remote. The aim of the study is to verify if significant differences exist between the two groups of students, in terms of learning outcome. The identification of such differences is the premise to develop appropriated teaching strategies, aimed to overcome possible deficiencies related to the teaching approach.

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  1. eCampus Università, Novedrate, Italy

    Roberto Raffaeli & Paolo Cicconi

  2. Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

    Ferruccio Mandorli

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  1. Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

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  2. Unitelma Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Marta Cimitile

  3. Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  4. Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate, Como, Italy

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  5. SMARTEST Research Centre, Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate, Como, Italy

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  6. Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate, Italy

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  7. Open University in the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands

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Raffaeli, R., Cicconi, P., Mandorli, F. (2019). A Comparative Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Online vs Traditional Teaching of Engineering Drawing. In: Burgos, D., et al. Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online. HELMeTO 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1091. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31284-8_12

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