Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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figures seen in the currentmodel would be addressed in upcoming versions, possibly in the near future. Dynamics studentsalso showed optimism, but with more caution. Half were optimistic, while none were highlyoptimistic. Instead, 16.7% were neutral, and a notable 33.3% were cautious, suggesting a degreeof skepticism. Very few students expressed concern about AI’s future. Only 4.3% of Staticsstudents were cautious, and no students in either class identified as pessimistic or highlypessimistic. Figure 7: Students’ Optimism About the Future of AI Technology.To better illustrate the errors in ChatGPT’s solutions, successful and unsuccessful responses fromChatGPT 4.0 are presented in Appendix B. An interesting concern that emerged was

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Clumpner, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

specified steel samples on-site. This process utilized an L&LSpecial Furnace Co, Inc furnace and took 16 hours to anneal. The Charpy V-notch samples werenotched using a Blacks Charpy hand operated notch machine. The notch in the additivelymanufactured specimens was included in the CAD file and printed into the specimen. (a) (b) Figure 2: Cylindrical coupon specimen with 3/8 inch 6-point hexed ends: (a) Standard for all metal and printed specimens; (b) modified for polymer and wood specimens. (a) (b) Figure 3: Additively manufactured specimen: (a) CAD model; (b) Final specimenThree unique testing devices

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi

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student work presented, theiteration row vector average is [3.0 4.3 3.5 4.3]. The average total number of steps, includingwithin multiple block-step iterations is 15.0. Collectively and qualitatively, not many iterations arerequired for what appears to be very good curve fitting, that implies numerical answers to thesystem ID problem directly within MATLAB. As a side story, one positive effect that often occursin this lab is a fun and friendly competition amongst the teams to see which team’s result overlapstheir experimental data the most. All in the name of oscillator dynamics, where students learnpractically about concepts like natural frequency and the damping ratio! a. Student team A with [1 3 1 3]. b. Student team B

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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which force components do and do not cause a moment about the given point. a. Ability to recognize vertical forces that cause moment. b. Ability to recognize horizontal forces that cause moment. 2. Find the moment arm distance for each force component. 3. Determine the direction of each moment of force. 4. Add to find the resultant moment. Figure 1. Exam 1 problem on moments of forces.The errors identified for each of the above skills are summarized in Table 1 below. Minorcalculation errors were not included in the analysis. Table 1. Errors identified for Exam 1 problem on moments of forces. Fundamental Skill Errors Identified

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Hasz, Carthage College

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

length and width of the ramp are not provided. Labmaterials consist of a load cell, a wooden ramp piece, a lab jack able to adjust the height of theramp, protractors, weights, and base coating materials that attach via Velcro™: plastic, wood,rubber, and outdoor carpet (see figure 1a). Students are prompted to identify the forces in thisscenario and draw a free body diagram. A group discussion occurs after students have theopportunity to think and then identify 1-2 questions. Figure 1: Potential experimental set-ups for the friction lab. (a) Base materials of plastic, wood, rubber, and outdoor carpet can be attached to the weight support with Velcro™. (b) Students can use the angle of the board and slip conditions to calculate the

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

% (fall 2024) and 54% (fall 2023) of students stronglyagreed or agreed. No students (fall 2024) and 21% (fall 2023) of students strongly disagreed ordisagreed. These results indicate that the implemented adjustments in the difficulty and format ofthe SGAs lead to a considerable improvement in students’ perception of the SGAs.Appendix B lists students’ responses to three open-ended questions: (1) “what did you like bestabout grading your own homework?” Most of the students listed positive comments regardingfinding their own mistakes, knowing the answers beforehand, trying to correctly solve theproblem with their classmates. One student’s comment summarizes the benefit of the adjustmentimplemented in fall 2024 by stating “I really love these self

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University

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% 37 2.60 100.% 94.7 11.56 10.00 100 15 100 100 A 1 35% 27 06RL 1.00 81.5% 85.2 10.01 5.88 100 13 100 100 A 2 100% 5 1 91% 60 07BM 1.85 99.8% 56.9 5.97 5.69 100 28 100 77.03 A 2 100% 8 08AP 1 96% 60 1.15 73.4% 118.9 13.42 19.19 80 39 91.04 84.03 B 09LT 1 61% 60 1.25 62.4% 179.6 17.72 15.69 85 28 0 0 F 10MT 1 90% 12 2.05 100.% 23.9 3.30 4.38 100

Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Seulki Jenny Chin, University of Miami; Liping Yang, University of Miami; Walter G Secada, University of Miami

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coursework. Three self-paced, guidedlearning activities systematically address concepts that include: (a) Cartesian components ofvectors, (b) unit vectors and directional angles, (c) addition, (d) subtraction, (e) cross productusing the right-hand rule, (f) angle between vectors using the dot product, and (g) vectorprojections using the dot product.The authors first discuss the app's scaffolding approach with special attention given to theincorporation of Mayer's principles of multimedia learning as well as the use of animations. Theauthors' approach to develop the associated statics learning activities, practical aspects ofimplementation, and lessons learned are shared. The effectiveness of the activities is assessed byapplying analysis of

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

previous 5 parts into a comprehensive final report that summarizes design decisions and the mathematical models used to guide them.Data AnalysisTable 2. Data Corpus of Recorded Team Videos Group A Group B Name of Video Time Name of Video Time (Minutes) (Minutes) Part 1 Meeting #1 52 Part 1 Meeting #1 131 Part 1 Meeting #2 73 Part 1 Meeting #2 56 Part 3 Meeting #1 72 Part 2 Meeting #1 173 Part 4 Meeting #1 46

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Chiranjeevi Singh Marutla, University of Florida

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

assessed each week. This allows the students to showmastery on the pieces needed to solve statics problems for different problems on different daysthroughout the entire course [16]. The mastery objectives and a description of their requirementsare shown in Table 1. Table 1. Mastery Objective for Statics including an abbreviated version of the requirements. Objective Student requirements for the objective List the constraints of the problem and any assumptions used to A) Modeling model the system List how force and moment equilibrium will be used to solve for B) Solution strategy the

Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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these models are featured in Figure 3, eachpotentially containing additional vectors, components, or steps that are selectively concealed orrevealed to align with the teaching sequence. Figure 2. Equivalent system process shown through 3D models a) original loading, b) reductionto resultant force and couple-moment, c) resolving resultant couple-moment into components, d)single resultant force at specific coordinates.Figure 3. Examples of 3D CAD models used to introduce and explain various topics: a)coordinate direction angles and in-plane and out-of-plane angles, b) moment about a point usingthe cross product, c) reducing a parallel force system to a single resultant force, d) reducing asystem to a wrench.StaticView creationThe subsequent phase

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr., University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini

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through a chapter of the textbook and then answeredrelevant conceptual questions through an online platform. A sample conceptual question isprovided below in Box 1. Students were allowed an unlimited number of tries to complete theconceptual questions. Once a student correctly answered all of the questions for the chapter, thereading assignment is considered complete, and extra credit is awarded to the student. Hooke's law, σ = Eε, models behavior up to the _____ for ductile materials. a) failure point b) proportional limit c) ultimate stress d) yield point Box 1: Example conceptual question for reading assignments.Hands-on Inquiry-Based Learning ActivitiesStudents in the class could also choose to complete optional

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology; Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

direction of the resultant moment (see Figure 2). Using the scalarapproach to calculating 2D moments, this requires that students are able to: 1. Identify which force components do and do not cause a moment about the given point. a. Ability to recognize vertical forces that cause moment. b. Ability to recognize horizontal forces that cause moment. 2. Find the moment arm distance for each force component. 3. Determine the direction of each moment of force. 4. Add to find the resultant moment. Figure 2. Exam problem on moments of forces.The errors identified for each of the above skills are summarized in Table 2 below. Again, minorcalculation errors were not included in the analysis

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University; Josh Wiseman, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

of the Statics Modeling Kit developed by S. Ardakani and Ellis [11]. It wasdesigned to resemble a model of the equilibrium of a rigid body in 3D. It is very simple and easyto set up yet maintains sufficient stability to remain stable throughout the students’ completion ofthe activity. The labeled points A, B, C, and D, shown in Figure 1, are needed when studentscreate force vectors to solve the problem, which will be outlined in the following sections. Thevertical beam is placed at the origin (0,0) on the table by a ball and socket joint. Surrounding itare three pulleys, A, B, and C, with coordinates of (-3, 1, 2.5), (1, -3, 3.5), and (3, 2, 3.5),respectively. Strings are fastened to the top of the beam and rested over the three pulleys

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.L.STEPHAN Thamban, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS; Dani Fadda, The University of Texas at Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas

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). Fig. 1, Project Workshop (a) Sheet metal tools (b) Soft metals mill (c) Drill (d) Injection molder (e) CNC router (housing by the students) (f) Chop saw (g) Hand tools (h) 3D printers (i) Scroll saw Fig. 2, Some Equipment in the Project WorkshopProject workshop and makerspace (subtle but important differences)In our introductory section we mentioned that our project workshop differs from a makerspace.Makerspaces are invaluable facilities that serve to stoke creativity in future engineers [6] but afacility like our project workshop primarily serves to educate students on the methodical(disciplined) fabrication aspect

Conference Session

Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Welsh, United States Air Force Academy; Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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, half the students (Students A and B) used the friction equation F = μN to selectan incorrect answer and the other half (Students C and D) used physical reasoning to select anincorrect answer. Follow-up questions varied based on individual solution paths. For example, ifthe interviewer had an indication an equation was used, they asked the student which, if any,equations were referenced. All students were asked to draw a free body diagram of the systemafter their initial answers.Those who initially referenced an equation to solve the problem were faced with aninconsistency when drawing their free body diagram. The equation implied friction wouldincrease but the free body diagram did not support that result if the mass of the box did notchange

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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lecture section (the “control” section) did not includethis change. To understand the impact of this change, students were surveyed to assess theirimpressions of the course at the beginning and end of the semester. Table 1: Demographics of Introductory Dynamics course. Section Number of Percentage Lecture Instructor Final Exam Final Exam Students Female Time Average Stdev. Control 206 23% 3 P.M. A 68.6 17.0 Test 254 21% 2 P.M. B 70.5 17.4Real World ExamplesThe following sections present a subset of real-world scenarios where the concepts

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Masoud Olia P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Fun and Challenging Engineering Dynamics Project Using A Lego Construction Set Paper presented at 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. 10.18260/1-2—12496[5]. O'Connor, D. (2017, June), Investigations into Engineering Dynamics Theory: A Student-Led Project to Utilize Smartphone Technology Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2—28590[6]. Mavrommati, K., & Rossman, E. W., & Self, B. P., & Davis, J. T. (2018, March), Incorporating Motion Capture Technology in Undergraduate Engineering Dynamics Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference, Boulder, Colorado. 10.18260/1-2—29618[7]. Le, X., & Ma, G. G., & Duva, A. W. (2015, June), Testing

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Jesse Woodward, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Zoe Madison Cornwell, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Chloe Ferguson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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classified as matching the content of Quizzes 1 or 2, kinematics and kinetics ofparticles and rigid bodies, respectively. None of the project topics selected by the studentsmatched the content of Quiz 3, which covered vibrations. It should be noted that deepercomparison of the quiz scores between groups may contain significant confounding factors dueto variations in quiz difficulty from semester to semester.Project scores were calculated using a rubric (see Appendix B) and the Cumulative score wascalculated from the total of all points available in the course including quizzes, homework, andthe project. There was no significant difference in the project scores across the groups. In thecumulative score, the Video group had a statistically significant

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ali Irmak Ozdagli, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Micheal Abiodun Uduebor, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

to bemore effective?” was used to collect students’ feedback towards potential future enhancement ofthe implementation of SGAs. Detailed student responses are listed in Appendix B. Some studentsreported that SGAs are more beneficial than other types of homework, that the instructions for theSGAs were clear, and a few students liked the self-grading aspect and found it helpful for learning.However, some students found that the problems were too difficult, suggesting that they should bemore manageable and preferred them as group assignments. Moreover, they expressed a desire forhints, including partial solutions or final answers to be given, or the opportunity to go overproblems in more detail in class.Overall, the feedback provides insights

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Rebecca S. Borowski

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Diversity

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. Holds hand against a green line in the diagram and tilts their hand to show changing a parameter. C-D Communicates Justifies thinking about the parameters and relationships by using 2D diagram. reasoning using the 2D “You can see how B is going off in a direction that makes me think about diagram the x-, y-, and z-axes” Uses S-C Calculates Uses the symbolic representation to make sense of their answers and chooses to Calculations or values using calculator calculate a value. Symbolic “If this increased to, say 10, then I can see that this

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nicholas Garcia, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Gregory K Watkins P.E., North Carolina State University

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growing department has made it impossible forany individual instructor to teach all the students we have. As more instructors were added to theteaching rota, we had the unique opportunity to examine how different teaching styles impactedstudent outcomes.During Fall 2024, three people taught Statics: instructor A (Anna Howard) who had been teachingall the sections fall-and-spring during 2008 - 2022, instructor B (Greg Watkins) who was new to NCState University but with 29 years of prior teaching experience, and instructor C (Nicholas Garcia)who was a graduate student and a teaching mentee for instructor A with significant familiarity withthe flipped class and materials.All instructors agreed to use the same weekly quizzes and exams. These exams

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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& Exposition, Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2-33525[2]. Sala, A. L., & Echempati, R. (2011, June), Performance Assessment of Undergraduate Vibrations Course Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2—18866[3]. Sridhara, B. S., & White, D. H. (2012, June), Developing Experiments for the Vibration Course with Minimal Expenditure Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2—21188[4]. Turso, J., & Johnson, D., & Sweeney, S. (2003, June), Development of A Mechanical Vibrations Course for Engineering Technologists Paper presented at 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. 10.18260/1-2—12653[5

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Stein, Roger Williams University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Exhibition.3 W. E. Howard, Evaluating the Usage and Value of Supplemental Materials in a Dynamics Class. Proceedings of the 2018 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition.4 M. D. Bedillion, Improving Transitions Between Sophomore Dynamics and Junior Dynamic Systems courses. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition.5 W. Whiteman, K. Nygren, Achieving the Right Balance: Properly Integrating Mathematica Software Packages into Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, July 2000.6 B. Hodge, W. Steele, A Survey of Computational Paradigms in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Education. Journal of

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy

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whichare defined at the end of the live script (not shown). Figure 3 Live script with sliders for visualizing mathematicsA related live script that employs drop down controls is shown in Figure 4. In this case, the firstdrop down menu allows the user to select between distinct linear systems such as a 1st OrderSystem, an Underdamped 2nd Order System, etc. (with some initial conditions included). In thiscase, the systems are configured within the drop-down control in terms of the matrices of theirassociated state space representation (A, B, C, D) and the initial value of the state vector (x0).The second drop-down menu then allows the user to select between different forcing inputs tothe previously chosen system model. Plots of the

Conference Session

Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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1 𝜔𝛼= ; setting up 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑𝜔 is easier than 𝑑𝜃 = 𝑑𝜔 as the latter requires the application 𝑑𝑡 𝛼(𝜔) 𝛼(𝜔)of the chain rule, which many students find challenging to master. A task analysis was conductedto identify the cognitive levels [9]. See the sample problems in Appendix B for different problemtypes and cognitive levels.Test AdministrationNumerous studies have indicated that symbolic problem-solving presents significant challengesfor students [7, 10-12]. To prevent cognitive overload and ensure learning success, it is crucial tooffer support and prompt feedback. Consequently, these problems were

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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very high satisfaction with them. Dubbed “Mechref”, for“Mechanics reference pages”, this new initiative brought OER to the remaining two courses, aswell as a platform for future course additions. This paper aims to determine (1) the efficacy ofonline reference pages, and (2) whether they improve outcomes in students’ perception of the3Cs. (a) Statics (b) Solid MechanicsFigure 1: Survey responses to the question “I make use of the recommended textbook”, Fall 2024The online reference pagesExisting mechanics OER [5], [6] act as a free alternative to paid commercial textbooks,alleviating the financial burden imposed upon students. However, the reference pages formatstrikes a middle-ground between a

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Alan Zhang, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University

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but made substantial modifications tohow they used the models in response to student feedback from fall 2023 and to align more withtheir teaching approach in general. While they planned to have the same total number ofactivities, they adjusted the scope of each worksheet to be more manageable in the class time andemphasized holding a group discussion on the concept questions at the end. They also providedadditional reference photos of completed models and numerical answers for students to use ascheckpoints for understanding during the class period. This allowed groups to evaluate theaccuracy of their work and proceed through with less bottlenecks waiting for instructor feedback.The other instructor (Instructor B) came to this project with

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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.[7] Plant, E. A., Ericsson, K. A., Hill, L., & Asberg, K., "Why study time does not predict grade point average across college students: Implications of deliberate practice for academic performance," Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 96–116, 2005.[8] Oakley, B., Rogowsky, B., Sejnowski, T., Uncommon Sense Teaching, New York: Penguin Random House, 2021.[9] Morehead, K., Rhodes, M. G., & DeLozier, S., "Instructor and student knowledge of study stragegies," Memory, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 257-271, 2016.[10] Hartwig, M. K., & Dunlosky, J., "Study strategies of college students: Are self-testing and scheduling related to achievement?," Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 19, no. 1, pp

Conference Session

Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Samuel Van Horne, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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theparticipants would “think-aloud” [23-26] and verbalize their problem solving process as theycompleted the problem solving activity. Both this interview protocol, and the associated dataanalysis, were grounded in the knowledge transfer framework of Belenky & Nokes [27,28],detailed in Fig.2 and which breaks down the knowledge transfer process into five stages: 1. Generating the Frame 2. Activating Knowledge & Interpreting the Environment 3. Arriving at the Current Representation 4. Solution Generation 5. Solution Evaluation(a) Engineering statics problem used in think-aloud interviews [22]. (b) Equation based prompt from Statics textbook [22] Figure 1: Engineering problem and prompt used in this study Figure 2: Sense