Understanding Computer Networks Within an Hour: Evaluation of a Visual Simulator and Autonomous Supports Under Self-Learning Conditions

Kitamura, Yuki; Nagataki, Hiroyuki; Kishimoto, Tomonari; Kanemune, Susumu; Shirai, Shizuka

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE66047.2025.11346737

Understanding Computer Networks Within an Hour: Evaluation of a Visual Simulator and Autonomous Supports Under Self-Learning Conditions

Kitamura, Yuki; Nagataki, Hiroyuki; Kishimoto, Tomonari et al.

2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2026, 1-8

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タイトル	Understanding Computer Networks Within an Hour: Evaluation of a Visual Simulator and Autonomous Supports Under Self-Learning Conditions
著者	ORCID 0009-0007-8971-5334 0009-0007-8971-5334 researchmap permalink yuki-kitamura yuki-kitamura 著者名 Kitamura, Yuki
	NRID 1000020351877 1000020351877 ORCID 0009-0001-9722-7652 0009-0001-9722-7652 researchmap permalink read0082627 read0082627 Scopus Author ID 36447798700 36447798700 著者名 Nagataki, Hiroyuki
	著者名 Kishimoto, Tomonari
	NRID 1000000377045 1000000377045 著者名 Kanemune, Susumu
	NRID 1000030757430 1000030757430 ORCID 0000-0003-2676-3404 0000-0003-2676-3404 researchmap permalink shizukas shizukas Scopus Author ID 56319504200 56319504200 著者名 Shirai, Shizuka
内容	Y. Kitamura, H. Nagataki, T. Kishimoto, S. Kanemune and S. Shirai, "Understanding Computer Networks Within an Hour: Evaluation of a Visual Simulator and Autonomous Supports Under Self-Learning Conditions," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Macao, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/TALE66047.2025.11346737.
抄録	This study evaluates “ProtoSim 2,” an interactive learning environment that enables beginners to grasp fundamental network mechanisms, in a self-learning setting without teacher support. High school students now study how computer networks function, but, unlike in specialized university CS courses, they lack sufficient time to become proficient in operating general-purpose simulators. An educational simulator embedded in ProtoSim 2 visualizes data flow so that the key concepts of each TCP/IP layer stand out, helping learners focus on essential ideas. ProtoSim 2 also offers autonomous-learning support features, such as hints and automatic feedback on questions, which let students complete exercises independently both in class and at home. In an evaluation with 18 undergraduate and graduate students from non-CS majors, every participant finished the materials within one hour without external assistance. Pre- and post-test comparisons across all four TCP/IP layers showed significant gains, demonstrating that ProtoSim 2 enables efficient acquisition of a broad range of network concepts in a short time.
会議情報	会議名 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 主催機関 IEEE 開催期間 4-7 December 2025 開催会場 Macao Polytechnic University 開催地 Macao 開催国中華人民共和国
出版者	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
収録物名	2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
ページ	1-8
刊行年月	2026-01-22
言語	英語
ハンドルURL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/103626
関連情報 (isVersionOf)	DOI (出版社版) https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE66047.2025.11346737
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権利情報	©2025 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
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DC.description	Y. Kitamura, H. Nagataki, T. Kishimoto, S. Kanemune and S. Shirai, "Understanding Computer Networks Within an Hour: Evaluation of a Visual Simulator and Autonomous Supports Under Self-Learning Conditions," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Macao, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/TALE66047.2025.11346737.
DCTERMS.abstract	This study evaluates “ProtoSim 2,” an interactive learning environment that enables beginners to grasp fundamental network mechanisms, in a self-learning setting without teacher support. High school students now study how computer networks function, but, unlike in specialized university CS courses, they lack sufficient time to become proficient in operating general-purpose simulators. An educational simulator embedded in ProtoSim 2 visualizes data flow so that the key concepts of each TCP/IP layer stand out, helping learners focus on essential ideas. ProtoSim 2 also offers autonomous-learning support features, such as hints and automatic feedback on questions, which let students complete exercises independently both in class and at home. In an evaluation with 18 undergraduate and graduate students from non-CS majors, every participant finished the materials within one hour without external assistance. Pre- and post-test comparisons across all four TCP/IP layers showed significant gains, demonstrating that ProtoSim 2 enables efficient acquisition of a broad range of network concepts in a short time.
DC.rights	©2025 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
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