Learning building pathology using computers - evaluation of a prototype application

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Shelbourn, M., Hoxley, M. and Aouad, G., 2004. Learning building pathology using computers - evaluation of a prototype application. Structural Survey, 23 (1), pp. 30-38. ISSN 0263-080X

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02630800410530909

Abstract

Building Surveying employers are requiring graduates with a high level of cognitive and experiential skills to enable them to survey buildings directly after graduation with little or no supervision. These skills have traditionally been built up over many years through on the job training. This has led to a change in thinking for educators as providing this type of graduate requires learning and training material that is time consuming and costly to provide, as it requires learners to be actively involved in real surveying tasks. One method that appears to solve some of these problems is computer-aided-learning (CAL). CAL can be defined as, “…a way of presenting educational material to a learner by means of computer program which gives the opportunity for individual interaction.” The full potential of CAL tools in the building-surveying domain has yet to be fully explored. This paper presents the results of a prototype application developed to enable inexperienced surveyors to learn building pathology without leaving their desktops.

Item Type:

Journal article

Alternative Title:

Building pathology using computers - the new phenomenon [working title]

Publication Title:

Structural Survey

Creators:

Shelbourn, M., Hoxley, M. and Aouad, G.

Publisher:

MCB University Press

Date:

2004