TY - JOUR A1 - Fuhrmann, Thomas A1 - Mandl, Roland A1 - Shamonin (Chamonine), Mikhail T1 - Analysis of learning improvement on changing lab course from single experiments to projects JF - International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education N2 - During recent years, there has been a trend to replace traditional lab courses by project-based learning activities. However, there is currently little scientific evidence for educational improvements through such changes. Some years ago, a lab course on electrical measurements in our bachelor Electrical Engineering and Information Technology was modified from single experiments to projects. This change led to a significant increase in the necessary manpower and lab costs. To justify these higher efforts, it is important to investigate if the learning success increased. We carried out the surveys and collected the statistical data from the students who attended this course. In order to see if the students appreciated this lab course and if there was an objective increase of the students' knowledge, these results were evaluated. Evaluation of the grades in the lecture and lab courses shows that the increase of the students' theoretical and practical knowledge is statistically significant. KW - Electrical engineering education KW - project-based learning KW - student experiments Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0020720915583863 VL - 52 IS - 4 SP - 287 EP - 297 PB - SAGE ER -