An Interactive and Self-instructional Virtual Chemistry Laboratory

Authors

  • Laiali Almazaydeh Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
  • Ismail Younes
  • Khaled Elleithy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i07.5853

Keywords:

Virtual Chemistry Laboratory, VCL, chemistry, chemical reactions, simulation, virtual environment, Learning

Abstract


Virtual laboratory is becoming one of the most significant educational technologies due to financial challenges which often required construction of physical laboratories, particularly in educational institutions in developing countries. This paper presents an integrated virtual environment to help individual learners to enhance the practical learning of chemistry fundamentals. Through this environment, the learner will navigate, visualize and simulate a real laboratory environment and its associated processes. The proposed laboratory interface and curriculum were tested on students to measure their satisfaction with the quality of developed laboratory. The results of the evaluation showed a positive response effect on the students’ satisfaction.

Author Biography

Laiali Almazaydeh, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Laiali Almazaydeh has received a B.S. in Computer Science from Al Hussein Bin Talal University, M.S. in Computer Information Systems from The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial in 2003 and 2007, respectively, and Ph.D. from University of Bridgeport from U.S.A in 2009. Currently she is working as an Assidtant Professor at Al Hussein Bin Talal University. In February 2011, Almazaydeh was invited to the United Nations in Manhattan to lead panels aimed at attracting more women into the field of science and technology. And the American Association of University Women asked her talk about the status of women and girls rights globally, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Recently Laiali has been awarded financial scholarship from Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the international honors society for computing and information sciences, she was selected based on her superlative academic record, extracurricular activities, and recommendations from academic advisers. Laiali has published more than 25 journal and conference papers, her current research interests are in wireless sensor networks and Human Computer Interaction.

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Published

2016-07-21

How to Cite

Almazaydeh, L., Younes, I., & Elleithy, K. (2016). An Interactive and Self-instructional Virtual Chemistry Laboratory. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 11(07), pp. 70–73. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i07.5853

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Short Papers