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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

. Page 22.828.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improved student achievement in Material and Energy Balances using personalized online homeworkAbstractPersonalized, online homework was used to supplement textbook homework, quizzes, and examsfor one section of a course in material and energy balances. The use of online homework duringthe Spring 2010 semester is summarized here and detailed by Liberatore in 1, and additionalresults from Spring 2011 will be included in the presentation. The objective of this study was totest the hypothesis that students using personalized, online homework earned better grades in thecourse. The online homework system asks the same questions of

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University; Reid Miller, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

education, and assessment methodologies31-32. For some engineering programs, ablended instructional environment could provide the initial step towards the development of anonline learning experience for students and faculty31-32. However, additional research into theblended learning environment for engineering students’ learning, satisfaction, and retention isneeded to assist these programs in using the technology wisely31-32.PurposeThe purpose of the present study was to compare blended instruction to a traditionally taughtsophomore level chemical engineering material and energy balances course (a traditionalintroductory course in the chemical engineering curriculum). Specific research questions to thisstudy were: 1). How does the use of

Conference Session

Practice II: Curricular Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Shuting Yan, Iowa State University ; Clark R. Coffman; Carly L. Manz, Iowa State University; Robert D Reason, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

in this study were included in the analysis reported here. Twelvestudents opted not to participate and 3 students dropped the course, leaving 62 participants in thestudy. All students enrolled in the course were invited to complete a study goals survey near theend of the term. Nineteen out of the 62 students in the study opted not to submit a survey,leaving 43 students in the sample. All participants were enrolled in the chemical engineeringmajor in the College of Engineering.Course setting. The material and energy balances course is a required course for second-yearchemical engineering majors. The course included three content modules: (1) material balances,(2) volumetric properties and multiphase systems, and (3) energy balances. Following

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Ryan Duckett, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC; Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Uchenna Asogwa, University of Toledo; Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Trine University

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Educational Research and Methods

testactually represent the latent construct instead of being an artifact of rater discrepancies [21]. Thispaper argues that the MFRM provides necessary evidence toward the validity of inferences thatcan be made regarding student learning outcomes in engineering education.MethodsParticipantsA total of 113 students were enrolled in an undergraduate Material and Energy Balance chemicalengineering course as part of a control cohort (23 students; 22% female) and a treatment cohort(93 students; 41% female) at two Midwest Universities. Table 1 shows different distributions forhighest mathematics courses completed by cohort. This discrepancy can be explained as aconsequence of the course sequence occurring in the sophomore year for the control cohort (falland

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

class sections were from 1.3 to 2.7 timeslarger, which would be expected to work to the advantage of the traditionally-taught classes.While more study is needed to firmly establish the quantitative effects of active learning in theintroductory chemical engineering course, the results provide strong motivation for criticalexamination of the pedagogy in gateway courses, particularly with regard to its impact onstudent performance and retention. Page 13.473.7References1. L.G. Bullard and R.M. Felder, “A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Material and Energy Balances. 1. Course Design.” Chem. Engr. Education, 41(2), 93–100 (2007), ; 2

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Educational Research and Methods

Introduction to OneNote and its Multimodal CapabilitiesThe Course:The sophomore material and energy balances course investigated in this work had an enrollmentof a total of 94 students who finished the course out of the 103 who began the course at thebeginning of the Fall 2008 semester. This course is the first core course in chemical engineeringand is one of the two options engineering management students must take in order to satisfy theirenergy-based curriculum content requirements. Students in engineering management may takethis course during their sophomore, junior, or senior years, while chemical engineers will all beclassified departmentally as sophomores.A variety of instructional support tools were used in this course that had an impact on

Conference Session

Concept Inventories and Assessment of Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carli Denyse Flynn, Syracuse University; Cliff I. Davidson, Syracuse University; Sharon Dotger; Meredith Sullivan

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

al. The dynamics concept inventory assessment test: A progress report and some results. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).7. Martin, J., Mitchell, J. & Newell, T. Development of a concept inventory for fluid mechanics. in 33rd Annual Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003 1, T3D–23 – T3D–28 Vol.1 (2003).8. Fluid Mechanics Concept Inventory. (2011). at 9. Shallcross, D. C. A concept inventory for material and energy balances. Educ. Chem. Eng. 5, e1–e12 (2010).10. Hestenes, D., Wells, M. & Swackhamer, G. Force concept inventory. Phys. Teach. 30, 141–158 (1992).11. Richardson, J. Concept inventories: Tools for uncovering STEM students’ misconceptions. Invent. Impact Build. Excell

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Hannah McQuade, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Andrew League, Michigan State University; Chris John Bush, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University, Center for Engineering Education Research

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Educational Research and Methods

. Sophomore Steady and unsteady state material and energy balances. 110(CHE) Modeling Fluxes and rate processes. Shell balances. Balanceand Analysis of equations for mass, heat, and momentum transport.Transport Analogies among mass, heat, and momentum transport.Phenomena Analytical and numerical solutions. Application of(CHE 210) computational methods to problem solutions.Mass Transfer Junior Diffusion. Mass transfer coefficients. Design of 110and Separations countercurrent separation systems, both stage wise and(CHE 312) continuous. Distillation, absorption, extraction

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

department’s curriculum.The course covers introductory material and energy balances on chemical processes. Conductedin the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006, the study looked at an overall CHE 205 population thatwas 64.6% (n = 64) male and 35.4% (n = 35) female. Differences between the two coursesections included in the study are described in Table 1. Page 12.1396.4 Table 1. Description of courses from which study participants were drawn.Semester Fall 2005 Spring 2006# of Students 60 39% Men 66.7% 61.5

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ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods

several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning and retention.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and