BIM Application for Sustainable Teaching Environment and Solutions in the Context of COVID-19
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
1. The manuscript does not provide results of applying a scientific method, either qualitative or quantitative. Rather, they present a very concrete experience located in a very specific region.
2. Consequently, in the methodological section, nothing is explained about the study, if it were quantitative: presentation of the materials, methods, survey, questionnaire, etc. used for the study. The authors do not describe whether this study is experimental, or a review study, or whether it is based on simulation or survey. There is no mention of the research conditions, assumptions, theories followed. In the case of a qualitative study it should include the methodological orientation (grounded theory, discourse analysis, ethnography, phenomenology, content analysis), sampling (number of participants, method of approach, where data were collected), data collection (interview, audio-visual, field notes), etc.
3. Of course, I admire the amount of work that has gone into this paper. The topic is good, and the authors are "potentially" onto something interesting, but I think the current manuscript is at an early stage for Sustainability to be published. I hope you find these comments useful in pushing the article forward.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The article is very modern and interesting, its practical significance is non-negotiable.
However, scientific papers always give some theoretical contribution to the field of science. Therefore, I would encourage authors to provide short paragraph in the introduction part - what is the scientific problem of the research (or the explanation on how the research contributes to the development of scientific knowledge in the field(s)). As a reader I can instinctly identify this, but it would be appropriate to provide this explanation by authors.
Abstract, introduction or research methods' parts lack the explanation on why the specific country and university has been chosen for the empirical research (the background on the case study approach could be provided).
Methods part misses some information - identification of research method, sample, research ethics. It may strengthen the manuscript.
Discussion part misses information about limitations of the research and future research directions.
Conclusions' part could be supplemented by a paragraph explaining how results of the empirical research contributed to the development of theoretical knowledge of the field of education.
Majority of figures and their descriptions go beyond the page margins - it should be reviewed.
I have some doubts about the title of the paper - I am not sure if the focus in the title is correct one. Analyzing the contant of the manuscript it seems that the paper was mostly focused on BIM application for sustainable teaching environment and solutions rather than making sustainable teaching solutions through BIM. The title of the paper should emphasize the real core of the manuscript. I would encourage authors to review the title.
Keywords in the very beginning of the manuscript do not fully reflect the content of the research. Some important keywords (from the point of view of education, sustainability) are missing. So authors could supplement the list.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Thank you for letting me read your paper. I found is very well researched and highly informative. The writing is clear with only very minor errors present.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The background of the study is clearly presented. The author(s) clearly discusses the research problem, with an adequate amount of background to the study, but it is recommended that the following references are included as current and relevant references to strengthen the theoretical framework:
- Espino-Díaz, L.; Fernandez-Caminero, G.; Hernandez-Lloret, C.-M.; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, H.; Alvarez-Castillo, J.-L. Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Professionals. Toward a Paradigm Shift: ICT and Neuroeducation as a Binomial of Action. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5646. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145646
- Espino-Díaz, L.; Alvarez-Castillo, J.-L.; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, H.; Hernandez-Lloret, C.-M.; Fernandez-Caminero, G. Creating Interactive Learning Environments through the Use of Information and Communication Technologies Applied to Learning of Social Values: An Approach from Neuro-Education. Sci. 2020, 9, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9050072
- Dhawan, S. (2020). Online learning: A panacea in the time of COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 49(1), 5-22.
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