Smith, N. A., & Myose, R. Y., & Raza, S. J., & Rollins, E. (2020, October), Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of a Test over Prerequisite Material  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa. 10.18260/1-2--44669

\bibitem{asee_peer_44669}
  Smith, N. A., \& Myose, R. Y., \& Raza, S. J., \& Rollins, E. (2020, October), \emph{Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of a Test over Prerequisite Material}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa.
  10.18260/1-2--44669

Nicholas Alan Smith, Roy Y. Myose, Syed J Raza, and Elizabeth Rollins.  "Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of a Test over Prerequisite Material".  2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa, 2020, October.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/44669 Internet.  12 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_44669}
  Nicholas Alan Smith, Roy Y. Myose, Syed J Raza, and Elizabeth Rollins.
  "Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of a Test over Prerequisite Material".
  \emph{2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa, 2020, October}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/44669 Internet.  12 Jan, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - A test over prerequisite Statics and Calculus material was developed for use at the beginning of the semester in the Mechanics of Materials course at Wichita State University.  This new pre-test differs from a typical concept inventory test in that the new pre-test examines student understanding of concepts and knowledge through problem solving rather than multiple-choice questions alone.  This pre-test was administered to 692 students in 19 sections taught by three different instructors over four years at Wichita State University.  

Results show that pre-test scores from the beginning of the semester correlate reasonably well with the semester grade with a Pearson correlation coefficient of +0.52. Students who earned a semester grade of an A averaged 87.9% on the pre-test, B students averaged 79.7%, C students averaged 71.2%, D students averaged 65.5%, and students who failed or withdrew averaged 54.9%.

It is clear from these results that retention of Statics and Calculus material is essential to success in Mechanics of Materials . Future work is needed to determine how to best prepare students lacking in prerequisite knowledge without sacrificing essential new content.

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