Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

time. The developed web-based exercises are for a one-week segment on freebody diagrams and include video clips with opportunities for students to apply concepts boththrough multiple choice questions and interactive exercises. Class time during this week isdevoted to additional hands-on exercises with some supplemental lecture content. Pilot datahave been collected and results are reported on both the quantitative and qualitative information.Quantitative data include measures of performance on concept inventory questions and exams, aswell as self-efficacy data. Qualitative information includes individual homework and in-classwork as well as in-class pair work. In addition to presenting initial findings from our research,we will discuss how