コロナ禍による授業方法の変化が実験実習科目及び講義科目に及ぼした影響の検討

The adoption of remote classes has rapidly increased at educational institutions since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. However, in Japan, remote classes cannot be unconditionally substituted for in-person classes. Thus, there is a need to evaluate the educational effects of remote classes, taking into account the academic field and other aspects of the class, such as whether it is a lecture class or a laboratory exercise class. In this study, I investigate the educational effects of introducing remote learning by comparing class questionnaires and lab report and test scores from 2020 and 2021 with those from 2019 in the College of Science and Technology at Nihon University, where I am an associate professor. The classes surveyed were Control Engineering, which is a lecture class, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering Experiments, which is a laboratory exercise class. The results of the class questionnaire analysis showed that on-demand classes were poorly evaluated by students, whereas hybrid remote classes were highly evaluated. The results of the lab report and test score analysis revealed a widening gap in the level of understanding among students in remote classes compared with in-person classes.