Conference Session

Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera NK Singh P.Eng, University of Calgary; Leszek Sudak P.Eng., University of Calgary; Philip Egberts P.Eng., University of Calgary

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gender. The high numbers in Mechanical Engineering reflect the overall size, relativeto Chemical Engineering (second largest), and Civil Engineering. As can be seen from the bottomof Table 2, the average school wide GPA was 2.57. The average GPA in the programs follows thesame order as the aforementioned minimum entrance requirements by program. This result is tobe expected, as those who did the best in first year would be expected to continue to achieve highresults in their second year. On the other hand, the material in Dynamics is more aligned with theinterests and strengths of Mechanical and Civil Engineers than with Chemical Engineers. Thisalignment may indicate that students are not necessarily enrolled in the program that is bestaligned

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University

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viewing data for the theory-based lecture videos that students areexpected to watch prior to class and the example problem solution videos are discussed in thispaper, but this accounts for more than 93 percent of the recorded material.Although extensive viewing statistics are available, a tremendous amount of data analysis andmanipulation is required to make sense of it and answer the research questions posed above.Raw data from Mediasite was downloaded in the form of two CSV data files for each video. Thedata was then assembled into an Excel file that was programmed to sort the data into a usableform. A total of 2886 individual lecture views reflecting over 428 hours of student viewing timehad to be categorized by student and by video title. For

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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rudimentary examples from the classroom sessions. Thehomework examples will evolve to reflect more real-world situations, with more open-endedproblems. A flipped format alone, without meaningful assessments, does not necessarily meanthe instructor is doing “less of the doing and thinking for the students”[12] simply by moving thesolving of closed-ended analysis problems from the home into the classroom.References[1] Dollar, A., and Steif, P. (2009) “A web-based statics course used in an inverted classroom.” Proc. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX.[2] Wiggins, G., and McTighe, J. (2005) Understanding by design, 2ed., ASCD, Alexandria, VA.[3] King, A. (1993) “From sage on the stage to guide on the side.” College

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Steven David Wood, Utah State University

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reflect on their work and analyze theirown problem solving approaches. For instance, some participants were able to use the physicalmanipulative so answer questions very quickly or to reinforce concepts. Some participants wereable to use the physical manipulative without problems, but other felt that the physicalmanipulative was not as intuitive and they required guidance. Although the physicalmanipulative was designed to be very user-friendly, some of the participants required a certaindegree of guidance on how to use the physical manipulative. Some of the participants didn’tknow what to observe or how to detach some of the members in the truss. Thus, theimplementation of the physical manipulative in an engineering mechanics course may