Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raina White, Dartmouth College; Christopher G. Levey, Dartmouth College; Laura Ray, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

modeling and graphical representation of thesystem behaviors are taught, students can relate this to the qualitative framework they havealready formed [1]. This paper proposes that these simple activities presented early in the termwill improve retention and understanding, and also improve utilization of course concepts inpost-course design work.Experiential learning techniques can be time consuming and thus challenging to incorporate intocollegiate courses with a packed syllabus. Lab equipment can be expensive to purchase andmaintain. Further, instructors may presume that students have already formed simple mentalmodels of system behaviors from earlier coursework or life experiences. To minimize thesepossible implementation barriers, the criteria