Critical incidents for technology enhanced learning in vocational education and training

Abstract

In this study, observations of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) in mechanical engineering companies are carried out. A Learning Management System (LMS) had been developed for the assistance in solving typical task structures, that are used for a period of three and a half years in the apprenticeship. In this study, the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) is applied for the observations. For the subsequent analysis, a classification of incidents is performed. The most important incidents as well as conclusions for Technical Enhanced Learning (TEL) in similar domains are presented. © 2019 IEEE.

Keywords

Author Keywords

vocational education and training Evaluation Mechanical engineering critical incident technique Technology enhanced learning Observations

Index Keywords

Engineering education Apprentices Vocational education and training Evaluation Technology enhanced learning Job analysis Mechanical engineering Critical incident technique Observations

Author Affiliations

Computer Science Education Group, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Funding & Acknowledgements

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF

Grant: 01PD14009B

This work is part of the completed Mobile Learning in Smart Factories (MLS) project, which was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (funding code: 01PD14009B) and implemented in cooperation with the non-profit company Nachwuchsstiftung Maschinenbau gGmbH.

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