Ghanat, S. T., & Batouli, M., & Davis, W. J., & Doeffinger, T., & Songer, A. (2025, March), An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-based Pre-Class Reading Responses  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi. 10.18260/1-2--54143

\bibitem{asee_peer_54143}
  Ghanat, S. T., \& Batouli, M., \& Davis, W. J., \& Doeffinger, T., \& Songer, A. (2025, March), \emph{An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-based Pre-Class Reading Responses}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi.
  10.18260/1-2--54143

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., Mostafa Batouli, William J. Davis P.E., Tess Doeffinger, and Anthony Songer.  "An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-based Pre-Class Reading Responses".  2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi, 2025, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/54143 Internet.  26 Jul, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_54143}
  Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., Mostafa Batouli, William J. Davis P.E., Tess Doeffinger, and Anthony Songer.
  "An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-based Pre-Class Reading Responses".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi, 2025, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/54143 Internet.  26 Jul, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Pre-class activities, such as readings, videos, or assessments, engage students with content before class, potentially enhancing their learning. At University ‘X’, web-based reading responses were implemented in Engineering Economy, Mechanics of Materials, and Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering courses to encourage students’ preparation for lessons. In the experimental sections, students answered two or three open-ended questions on the course website before each class. These responses were used to tailor in-class activities to better address students' needs. This study compares test performance between students who completed these pre-class responses and those who did not, with both groups being taught by the same instructor and following the same learning objectives and assessments. Preliminary results show that the experimental group outperformed their peers on both midterm and final exams. Additionally, a significant positive correlation was found between students’ pre-class response scores and their exam performance.

Divisions: Civil Engineering 

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