EXAMINING LABORATORY-BASED EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING: BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE

Asadian, Sirous; Eidi, Hanieh

doi:10.22047/ijee.2025.505472.2154

EXAMINING LABORATORY-BASED EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING: BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

sirous asadian ¹

hanieh eidi ²

¹ Azarbaijan Shahid Madani university

² Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

https://doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2025.505472.2154

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the implementation status of laboratory-based courses in engineering disciplines. The research employed a survey method. The statistical population consisted of all undergraduate students and graduates engineering fields up to the year 2023 at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University. The total population was 5,321 individuals, from which a sample of 357 was selected. Systematic random sampling was used to determine the sample size. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The face and content validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by five educational experts holding PhD degrees. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, which was estimated at 0.781 for the entire questionnaire. In addition to descriptive statistics, one-sample t-test and Friedman test were used to analyze the data and answer the research questions. The findings indicated that the implementation status of laboratory courses across six key components: Objectives, content, materials and facilities, activities and methods, learning time, and educational space, was above average. Furthermore, the Friedman test results revealed that the content dimension had the highest mean rank, followed by activities and methods, while the objectives component ranked last.

Keywords

laboratory

laboratory courses

practical courses

engineering education

20.1001.1.16072316.1404.27.107.4.8

Subjects

Assessment of Courses and Programs in Engineering

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