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Breadboards and Paper Circuits: Differences in Advanced Circuitry Learning and PCB Layout Design

  • University of California at Irvine

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Abstract

Most electronic devices have complex circuitry systems embedded in flat and thin structures called printed-circuit boards (PCBs) traditionally to learn at the university level. We systematically compared how 21 youth (ages 15-16) learned basic circuitry concepts and PCB layout design principles using two educational circuitry toolkits, paper circuits or the traditional solderless breadboard for prototyping. Statistical tests of pre- and post-assessments showed large effect sizes (Hedges’ g) of the score-gain differences favoring paper circuits.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISLS Annual Meeting 2021 Reflecting the Past and Embracing the Future - 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021
EditorsErica de Vries, Yotam Hod, June Ahn
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages1149-1150
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781737330615
StatePublished - 2021
Event15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Jun 8 2021Jun 11 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
ISSN (Print)1814-9316

Conference

Conference15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period06/8/2106/11/21

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