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Study of Pre- and Post-Course Knowledge Surveys in a Calculus I Course

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Publication Date

March 12, 2023

Start Date

March 12, 2023

End Date

March 14, 2023

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Tagged Topic

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Page Count

8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45049

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https://peer.asee.org/45049

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115

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E. The Citadel

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Dr. Simon Ghanat is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.). He received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Arizona State University. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Education.

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Mary Katherine Watson The Citadel Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-1718-5825

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Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. She holds BS and MS degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson University and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from The Georgia Institut

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Todd Wittman The Citadel

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Todd Wittman is an associate professor of mathematics at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received a PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Minnesota. His primary research interest is the application of differential equations to problems in image processing.

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Abstract

A pre-test and post-test were developed based on key concepts in pre-calculus and calculus I. The pre-test was administered to measure student’s prior knowledge at the beginning of the term. The same test was administered on the last day of semester to assess knowledge gained because of the course experience. Data were collected in two sections of Calculus I in Fall 2021, one employed engineering applications seminar and the other used the traditional methods. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the amount of exposure first-year students have to calculus I prior to this course and (2) to assess student learning because of various pedagogical techniques used. This paper discusses the analyses of pre and post-test results, the pedagogical approaches used, and suggestions for future research.

Ghanat, S. T., & Watson, M. K., & Wittman, T. (2023, March), Study of Pre- and Post-Course Knowledge Surveys in a Calculus I Course Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--45049

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