Krause, S. J., & Kelly, J. E., & Baker, D. R. (2012, June), Remodeling Instructional Materials for More Effective Learning in Introductory Materials Classes  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21871

\bibitem{asee_peer_21871}
  Krause, S. J., \& Kelly, J. E., \& Baker, D. R. (2012, June), \emph{Remodeling Instructional Materials for More Effective Learning in Introductory Materials Classes}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21871

Stephen J. Krause, Jacquelyn E. Kelly, and Dale R. Baker.  "Remodeling Instructional Materials for More Effective Learning in Introductory Materials Classes".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21871 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21871}
  Stephen J. Krause, Jacquelyn E. Kelly, and Dale R. Baker.
  "Remodeling Instructional Materials for More Effective Learning in Introductory Materials Classes".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21871 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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AB  - Remodeling Instructional Materials for more Effective Conceptual Change in    the Progression of Student Learning in an Introductory MaterialsStudents have prior knowledge about how the world works, including preconceptions andmisconceptions. For more effective learning, instructional materials and activities need to berestructured/remodeled to address such issues as informed by assessment of prior knowledge. Inparticular, we have explored and examined materials with regard to topics of language andoperational definitions, types of graphical representations, real world applications, and explicitdiscussion of micro-macro scale connections for the topic of atomic bonding. In engineeringeducation, instruction must build on students' knowledge of scientific phenomena and be directedtoward its use in engineering applications. In this research, teaching and learning materials andactivities have been remodeled by use of feedback from assessment results on a regular basis inorder to progressively enhance conceptual change for more effective learning. Here, we report onthe research question, "How can instructional materials be modified and adjusted to promoteconceptual change by using formative and summative assessment in an introductory materialsclass?" A socio-constructivist pedagogy with learning by conceptual change frames thediscussion and analysis of results of this research-to-practice teaching and learning paper.Information from a materials concept inventory (MCI), pre-post topic concept quizzes, teamactivities, classroom dialogue and homework were used to remodel class notes and activities. Topromote conceptual change we use analogical reasoning and cognitive dissonance learning toolsthat are integrated in class notes and team activities. Incorporating hard data in "explain andpredict activities" forces students to address anomalies in their mental models and revise andremodel their conceptual frameworks. We have found increasing gains in pre-post topic conceptquizzes, the MCI, and topic related exam scores for hourly tests. The effect of the approachesapplied here to promote more effective conceptual change are discussed in terms of remodelingof instructional materials, activities, and tools in the classroom. These changes will be presentedand discussed in detail in the paper with the goal of illustrating possible general approaches toimproving student performance.
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