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An Examination of the Effects of Contextual Computer-Aided Design Exercises on Student Modeling Performance

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Conference

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Publication Date

June 15, 2014

Start Date

June 15, 2014

End Date

June 18, 2014

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Tagged Division

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page Count

13

Page Numbers

24.155.1 - 24.155.13

DOI

10.18260/1-2--20046

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https://peer.asee.org/20046

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523

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Michael Johnson Texas A&M University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-8763

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Xiaobo Peng Prairie View A&M University

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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University

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Bugrahan Yalvac Texas A&M University

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Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science and engineering education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in STEM education, 21st century skills, and design and evaluation of learning environments informed by the How People Learn framework.

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Elif Ozturk

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Ke Liu Prairie View A&M University

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Ke Liu, is a graduate student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. She received her BS in Donghua University, China. Her research interests include CAD, Virtual Reality Technology and CFD.

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Abstract

An Examination of the Effects of Contextual Computer-aided Design Exercises on Student Modeling PerformanceMany in the academe and industry have long found computer-aided design (CAD) educationlacking. These critics have decried the lack of strategic skills and the focus on declarativeknowledge associated with specific CAD packages. This work will discuss the most recentfindings of a three year iterative investigation examining the role of contextual exercises on CADmodeling procedure and the manifestation of adaptive expertise. The effects of a varying numberof contextual exercises incorporated in regular instruction throughout a semester will beexamined. Contextual exercises consist of students modeling a component that they have apersonal connection to, as opposed to a stylized example from the textbook. Modelingperformance on a standard assessment will be compared for the various groups as willperformance on an end of the semester exercise.This work will compare the results of student performance on the standard assessment based onwhether students received no, one, or four contextual exercises prior to the assessment. Studentperformance on an end of the semester exercise that is either stylized or contextual in nature willalso be examined. Student interviews and coding will be used to examine the manifestation ofadaptive expertise among those various groups. Statistical analyses will be used to evaluate anydifferences among the groups, and results will be placed in the context of the wider project. Twocampuses in Southern US collaborate in the wider project that is funded by the National ScienceFoundation.

Johnson, M., & Peng, X., & Yalvac, B., & Ozturk, E., & Liu, K. (2014, June), An Examination of the Effects of Contextual Computer-Aided Design Exercises on Student Modeling Performance Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20046

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