Student perception of the implementation of a teaching strategy based on Just in Time mediated learning and the use of information and communications technologies in the physics I laboratory course

A Teaching strategy based on Just in Time Teaching, mediated learning techniques and the use of information and communication technologies was implemented in physics I laboratory courses to improve research skills of second-level engineering students. In this work, a study into student's perception of application of this strategy was carried out through statistical analysis of the responses given by students in perception surveys applied at the end of each semester. The study consisted of two parts: a quantitative analysis of closed test answers (questions with predefined answers) and a qualitative analysis of open answers (answers written by students). Programming codes in Python language were developed to perform the descriptive analysis of student responses from the first academic semester of 2016 (2016/I) to the first academic semester of 2018 (2018/I). Student percentage who answered "yes, they are enough" to the question if tools available in the Moodle virtual learning platform are useful for verification of the physical concepts, presented a tendency to rise (65% to 80%) along academic semesters. Also, qualitative analysis of the responses showed the need to train students in use of new technological tools (data collection software and devices) implemented in the laboratory projects in the last semesters. The above was concluded from the increased percentage of students who expressed difficulties in handling laboratory tools and devices (3.0% in 2016/I to 29% in 2018/I).