Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Maass, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

concepts, defining terms, and making predictions based on conceptsare some of the reflective metacognitive activities that can be used to assess one's own beliefs.Metacognition is also necessary to confront and address one’s own misconceptions, which needto be corrected through cognitive processes in order to achieve conceptual change by altering themental models that comprise an individual's conceptual framework on a particular topic.One of the most important, but more difficult, topics in introductory materials engineeringclasses is that of phase diagrams. For example, on a question on a previously given MaterialsConcept Inventory about solutions, students moved from 39% correct to 67% correct on pre and

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Grave, Elizabethtown College; Nat Hager III, Elizabethtown College

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Materials

monitoring of the free- and bound-water rotationspectrum in hydrating portland cement over the frequency range 10 kHz to 8 GHz from initialmixing to several weeks cure, using broadband Time-Domain-Reflectometry (TDR) DielectricSpectroscopy and an embedded capacitance sensor. The result is an improved understanding ofthe hydration process from a molecular dynamics standpoint, and a foundation for using TDRspectroscopy as a powerful tool for investigating the hydration process in cementitious materials.In addition, the ability to interrogate the sensor in the time domain and extract information fromthe direct reflected transient can provide a novel and robust cure-monitoring method usable inthe field.The teaching component consists of integrating

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University

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Materials

course of thenext 4 academic years, the achievement of student outcomes and student feedback on the courseswere monitored while minor changes were made to the curriculum. While student outcomes weregenerally achieved, student dissatisfaction with the course structure was high. In the 2016- 2017academic year, several substantial changes were made to the sophomore and junior lab courses inresponse to this data. Curricular changes included an increased emphasis on pseudo-codedevelopment, routine reflection on assumptions and limitations of models used in lab meetings,and a move of the lectures and discussions to after the in-depth lab assignments. In addition,short modules on data analysis, elementary statistics, and linear algebra were

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Diversity

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Materials

undergraduate materials engineering students, as well as any other studentsallowed by their programs to take unrestricted engineering electives. I selected the history ofmaterials because it was a topic that has always been of interest to me, and because it tied wellwith the long history of the places where we would be traveling. The course has now beenoffered three times (May 2012, 2015, 2016) with the course content being continuously revised.There is a particular focus throughout on metals and metals processing, which reflects both mypersonal background and an area of emphasis at my university. Although there is some emphasison German (and European) history, the content is generally global in scope.Course DescriptionThe primary text for the course

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Alison K. Polasik, Campbell University

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Materials

works well with conceptual questions but can be usedwith any type of question in a course. To implement a TPS activity well, it is important to focuson the initial “Think” stage. During this stage, students should be considering their individualresponse to a topic and writing down their answers. Adequate time should be given for studentsto consider the question and come up with a response, typically a full thirty seconds to twominutes, and silence in the room should be enforced. This allows all students to engage with thequestion and allows for reflective learners, those students who learn better when they have timeto sit and think about the content, a chance to use their preferred learning method during classtime. Students then discuss their

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar P.E., Sultan Qaboos University; Majid Al-Maharbi, Sultan Qaboos University; Josiah Cherian Chekotu, Dublin City University

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Materials

and their sub-categories, adding the elements ofself-motivation and human interaction. A hierarchical structure is followed in Bloom’staxonomy, whereas Fink’s taxonomy is circular, indicating multidirectional learning. It isclaimed that using Fink’s taxonomy, enhancement of a student’s learning ability in any onearea improves the abilities in the other areas, delivering a better significant learningexperience [12]. For instance, an improvement in caring category will motivate to learnfoundational knowledge, while integration skill will reflect in learning more about themselves(human dimension).Figure-2 Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive goals (left), and Fink’s taxonomy of significantlearning (right)Foundational knowledge in Fink’s scheme covers

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Hu P.E., Tatung University; Amy Shumin Chen, Tatung University, Center for General Education; Yung-Yu Chen; Chao Yang Yang, Tatung University; Ching-Long Yeh

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Materials

were able to analyze their experimental processes from differentperspectives to explain and present in a professional manner. It seems well consistencythat students with higher assessment scores in the six criteria have higher course grades.Some team members with lower performances were mainly due to not the adequatethroughout project development, which was reflected on the quality of requested deliverables,including the final presentation. This means that students are lack of enough knowledge orhave a wealth of disconnected knowledge and do not know how to build relationships amongthem. Students become more confident to face and deal with the laboratory problems aftertraining with the design-based course modules. In addition

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota

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Materials

spending slightly more time on this activity. It is not clear if this also includes loadtime, etc. associated with accessing the session recordings remotely. They also reportedspending significantly more time completing homework assignments than their on-campus peers.This is consistent with the reported value of each area of effort – distance students valuedhomework significantly higher than on-campus students. All students reported a high value tothe pre-class learning modules.Results from Table 13 are most interesting for what the numbers don’t report – the comments inthe ‘It Depends’ category. Most comments reflected a general skepticism by students regardingcourses that are presented as being ‘flipped’. Much of this seemed to be based on

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Rishi Kripalani

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Materials

testing can be done in about 2 hours. Like standard batteries, the voltage output reflects thechemical potential difference of the electrode metals and the flow of current happens through iontransport in the electrolytes and salt bridge. This origami paper microfluidic battery is a low-costactivity that deepens the understanding of capillary action, chemical potential, and chargetransport in batteries. It also represents a hands-on way to introduce students to the emergingtechnology of paper microfluidics.Introduction to Paper Microfluidic TechnologyPaper-based analytical devices are an emerging, ultra-low cost, open-source, scalable, portable,solution for biological and chemical sensing assays pioneered by Carrilho, Martinez, &Whitesides

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc.; Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta; Hannah Melia, ANSYS Inc.

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Materials

Railway Lightweighting Water Containers and Plastic Waste The Built Environment Material Properties and Structural Sections Electric Cars—Sustainability and Eco DesignFigure 6: The Five Step Method developed by Professor Ashby and coworkers [25]1. Unpacking the proposal—identifying timeline, objectives, and other key project objectives2. Stakeholder analysis—Identifying stakeholders and their influence on the project outcomes3. Fact finding—researching project and stakeholder needs4. Forming a judgement—analyzing impacts of facts on the three capitals of sustainability5. Reflection—looking at the outcome of fact analysis and determining if objectives

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

, Moog, Vickers-Airequip, computer manufacturer IBM, appliancemanufacturer Whirlpool and over 600 other companies. It is seen that the companies thatsponsor Kettering University students represent a diverse cross section of U.S. industries. Thechanges that have been taking place in these industries, their need and the challenges faced bythem are immediately reflected in Kettering University’s classrooms as the students bringvaluable experience after 24 weeks of work experience per year with their corporate sponsor.This composite materials course will fill a gap between our current curriculum and the need fromour corporate sponsors, and provide our students with hands-on design and application skills incomposite materials.2. Course Content2.1 The

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

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Materials

SAT quantitative Course gradeMCI pre-test ------ .43* .35* .17†MCI post-test .33* .37* .39* .37†*Pearson’s correlation coefficient.† Spearman’s rho.Table 3: MCI results by sex. Numbers in parentheses are number of students (N) followed bythe standard deviations. The values of N reflect those students for whom data was available.MCI gain may not equal the difference between the pre-test and post-test scores due to round-offerror. MCI pre-test* MCI post-test* MCI gainMale 11.9 (87, 3.6) 15.7 (89, 4.0) 3.8 (82, 3.4)Female 10.3 (25, 2.7

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

; the grades reflect the students’ progress. Lessons learned from this projectare easily applied to future course work including Senior Design where many presentations andanalyses are required.Student FeedbackThe Materials Science course was traditionally very straightforward: memorize this information,and it will be on the test. Early feedback was less than favorable when an open ended out-of-class project was introduced. Students were surveyed at the end of each quarter to collect theirfeedback on aspects of the project that they liked and disliked; that information is presented in Page 11.637.8this section, along with instructor

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Materials

that could have been one reason for achieving higher studentparticipation percentage.Evaluation process Several instruments are used to evaluate effectiveness of the CAT process. Thefirst and foremost is completion of the CAT form. Both students and instructorbenefitted from this process.Student benefits: • Quick recollection and reflection on the items discussed in the class. • Identified and provided feedback to the instructor what they did not understand in the class for clarification. • Promoted self-monitoring of their learning • Enhanced critical thinking skills by relating learned concept with a practical application. This process reinforced their understanding of a

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

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Materials

able to make engineering and project management decisions, and perform project cost analysis.The corporate sponsors of Kettering University co-op students include: U.S. Army, GeneralMotors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, aircraft companies and their suppliers such as UnitedTechnology, Moog, Vickers-Airequip, the computer manufacturer IBM, the appliancemanufacturer Whirlpool, and over 600 other companies. It is seen that the companies thatsponsor Kettering University co-op students represent a diverse cross section of US industries.The changes that have been taking place in these industries, industry needs, and currentchallenges are immediately reflected in the classrooms since the students bring their valuableexperience into class

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Materials

unprecedented opportunity to put forward successfulapproaches that further recognition and understanding of the discipline.AcknowledgmentsThis  work  was  made  possible  by  a  grant  by  the  National  Science  Foundation  (DUE  0962840).  Any  opinions,  findings,  and  conclusions  or  recommendations  expressed  in  this  material  are  those  of  the  authors  and  do  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  of  the  National  Science  Foundation.  References1. MSPnet, The Math and Science Partnership Network (2010) http://hub.mspnet.org/2. Foster, J., (2009) “The Incorporation of Technology/Engineering Concepts into AcademicStandards in Massachusetts: A Case Study” (2009) The Bridge, Volume 39, number 3, Fall,Downloaded January 14, 2011 from http

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Vishal R. Mehta, Ohio Northern University

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Materials

opportunity to present the background and motivation behind the project, and the objective of the project. A brief summary of the project constraint, criteria, procedures and the results you obtained should also be presented here. Mechanics AnalysisThis section is to present the theory to calculate the maximum stress and the failure loadof the component. Material SelectionThis section should include the three candidate materials that satisfy the constraint andthe final selection. State the candidate material properties, and the final selection basedon the constraint and criteria. Discuss the result of the decision matrix. Reflect thedifference between the online data you used for

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kisung Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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under protocol number 14094. This work was supported by theCollege of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as part of the Strategic Instructional InitiativesProgram (SIIP), and by National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards (Grant Nos.DMR-1654182, DMR-1554435, DMR-1846206, and DMR-1555153). This material is also basedupon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship underGrant No. 1746047. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References [1] G Bergerhoff, ID Brown, F Allen, et al

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

2007 team-baseddiscussions and, occasionally, concept sketching31-34 was used to supplement lectures. In the2007 course concept sketching was used for the topic of metal deformation but not for the topicof annealing of work hardened material. On the MCI there was one question that reflected eachof the two topics. The questions and results for each of the two topics are presented belowThere are many types of macroscale-property/atomic-scale-structure material misconceptionsthat exist. One is the inappropriate attribution of a macroscale property to an atomic-scalefeature. For example if a softer, lower strength, annealed metal is cold worked by die drawing,extrusion or cold rolling, dislocation multiplication and pinning occurs which will

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

because of (A) Strain Hardening A 52 100 (B) Preipitation Hardening B 0 0 (C) Grain Size Hardening C 0 0 (D) None of the choices shown D 0 0L3/Q8 For lattices with BODY-CENTERED point arrangement and a crystal basis of one N 52 100 atom per point, the permitted x-ray reflections are from planes that have Miller indices where (A) any h or k or l is permitted

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Materials

instilling confidence in the results in cases where there wasreasonable agreement or prompting reflection where there was not agreement.Typical wood strength values used in structural design are much lower than published clearstrength values. Clear strength values typically represent the mean as-tested values of clearspecimens (without knots, cracks or other defects), whereas design values are often two standarddeviations below the mean to ensure a 95% probability of the wood not failing. Toconservatively estimate the strength of pine in Uganda, EMI would typically use design valuesfor “mixed southern pine” from U.S. standards, which are shown in Table 4 below. Though thisstudy did not include enough clear specimens of each species of Ugandan wood

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabrina Jedlicka, Lehigh University; Gregory Mark Skutches, Lehigh University; Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University

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Materials

informed videos, as well as comparingevaluations between evaluator categories. Faculty were generally of the opinion that studentwork that included TRAC input performed worse in the Analysis category (p<0.05). Graduatestudent evaluators agreed that the TRAC-informed videos were of a higher quality in thecommunication and visual aid categories (p<0.05), which may reflect a generational gap in theexpectations of audio-visual content. Faculty evaluations also exhibit a wider spread than that ofthe graduate student evaluations. A general trend (although not statistically significant, p>0.1)can be seen with faculty evaluations decreasing with higher Bloom’s Achievement levels. This issomewhat expected, as faculty are frequently subject to

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Danner Friend, Norwich University

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Materials

the knowledge and tools necessary for being successful in this course. 5 Work effectively as a member of a team. Teamwork 6 Use written, oral, and graphical communication to convey methods, results, and Communication conclusions. 7 Demonstrate a capacity for self-directed, lifelong learning, including goal Lifelong Learning setting, decision-making, project planning, resource discovery and evaluation, personal development (autonomy, self-motivation, self-confidence, self- reflection). 8 Develop and apply attitudes and skills for creativity within the context of Creativity materials science and engineering. 9 Develop

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Materials

tasks I do out of work vs play, not some and don’t boredom, reflect work and play vs over-anticipate on fulfillment sleep. others Resources Resources Resources Resources Keep physical Talking it through Like task 1, keep There’s several track of To-do’s, with people who physical sleep related buy a notepad know me well and documentation, apps that couldthat I can always who know what write it out to help carry with me to stresses me out keep myself keep me

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

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Materials

report and how it is to be structured.To address these issues, a two-semester research program was developed with the objective ofensuring that the time needed to write and grade these writing assignments was well spent. Theprimary goals of the program were to develop a new formulation for the writing assignments thatwas more reflective of and appropriate for real-life engineering situations, to clarify the iterativecommunication loop between student and teacher regarding the effectiveness of the writing, andto create an evaluation process that would promote consistency among multiple instructors.The writing assignments were reformulated in the form of contextual assignments, modeled onreal-world settings in industry, and covering a range of

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

which is what I like. I like the pre-quizzes because that means that I actually have to read the chapter before taking them.”Another supplementary tool is the external links section of Blackboard. Each topic covered inthe course has links associated and the students are encouraged through extra credit, or in-classquestions to visit those sites. The classroom experience involves board lecture, team quiz-bowltype questions and partner work. At times PowerPoint slides are used to supplement theinstructor’s board lecture and this also serves to keep the learning activities varied. Page 12.1332.7Instructors’ Reflection: The course credit for

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maynard, Northwestern University; Matthew Hsu, Northwestern University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University

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Materials

module to introduce the nanoscale to students, targeting high schooljuniors/seniors and their teachers. We mention teachers explicitly because in almost all cases, wesuspect that these materials must be educative for them. This is the responsibility of anymaterials that introduce new content.Our primary mission is to engage all students in the classroom with materials consisting of asound selection of content and best-practices. Reflecting the reasons stated above for introducingnanoscale learning, we want to motivate interest in science, and we want to contribute to theachievement of several learning goals.The module is designed to take about 2 weeks. This is a significant chunk of curriculum time,but the learning goals and tasks are not add-on

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

, 17% chose saturated,and 8% did not respond. The responses on the three parts of Question III as 75%, 92%, and 81%correct are moderately good scores that reflect good, but not complete understanding of theconcepts of unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated on the phase diagram. The scores werelower than for posttest Questions I and II, which indicates that there was not full conceptualtransfer from the solution understanding in chemistry classes, supplemented by instruction in thematerials engineering class, to the new context of phase diagrams. Additional probing, possiblywith interviews or focus groups, will be necessary to better understand student thinking todevelop more effective teaching on the subject of phase diagrams.Summary and

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University; Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University

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Materials

. Like manymisconceptions, the use of a common word can lead to difficulties in understanding the properscientific concept. In everyday usage, “strength” usually refers to force, whereas normally whenan expert speaks of a strong atomic bond, it is meant in terms of a large binding energy. Thisconfusion is reflected in student responses. For example, in a free response version of thequestion in Figure 1, comparing melting temperatures of materials with different densities, a Page 15.1124.8student wrote:S8: “[The higher density material has higher melting temperature] because there are moreatoms packed closer together which will require more

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng-Wei Lee, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Shengchang Tang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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). Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References [1] K. Thornton, S. Nola, R. E. Garcia, M. Asta, and G. B. Olson, “Computational materials science and engineering education: A survey of trends and needs,” JOM, vol. 61, no. 10, p. 12, 2009. [2] R. A. Enrique, M. Asta, and K. Thornton, “Computational materials science and engineering education: An updated survey of trends and needs,” JOM, vol. 70, pp. 1644–1651, Sep 2018. [3] M. Borrego and C. Henderson, “Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in stem higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies,” J. Eng. Educ., vol