Paper ID #35204Generating Coupled Multiple Response Questions to Assess StudentUnderstanding of Newton’s Second LawMaggie Nevrly, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Maggie Nevrly is a fourth-year student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo pur- suing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering expecting to graduate in June 2021. She enjoys working as a learning assistant for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University since January 2020. In this role, she assists student learning in undergraduate dynamics and statics classes with
Paper ID #35217Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Virtual Pulley Inquiry-Based LearningActivity on Increasing Student Understanding of Newton’s Second LawMegan N Phillips, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Megan Phillips is a fourth-year student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo pur- suing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Design. She is minoring in German and Entrepreneurship and expects to graduate in March 2022. She has been work- ing as a learning assistant for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic
toideate is particularly worthy of further investigation. Specifically, how engineering courses maylimit a student’s ability to ideate. This is supported by Lai et al.’s (2008) findings that suggest aninverse relationship between the number of years in engineering courses and one's ability to dodivergent thinking. Researchers may consider the role of design and creativity courses inengineering education, such as the Ideation Laboratory at MIT [27]. Further, researchers mightexplore the influence of innovation-oriented liberal arts or business classes (e.g., product design,entrepreneurship, etc.) on engineers’ ability to think creatively. Such experiences could exposestudents to different domains of ideation while providing an opportunity to