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Student Preferences for Live versus Virtual Rats in a Learning Course
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Elcoro, Mirari; Trundle, Melissa B. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
We examined the preference of undergraduate students for a live or a virtual rat when learning about concepts of operant conditioning. Students were provided with the opportunity to directly compare a virtual and a live rat in a supplemental exercise for Learning courses. We argue that the design of teaching exercises should involve a systematic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Preferences, Animals, Computer Simulation