Development of Bloom’s-level Graduated Instrument for Assessing Transport Concepts in Hands-on Learning
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Tampa, Florida
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June 15, 2019
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June 15, 2019
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June 19, 2019
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Mechanical Engineering
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14
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10.18260/1-2--32654
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https://peer.asee.org/32654
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445
Paper Authors
Aminul Islam Khan Washington State University
Aminul Islam Khan
PhD Candidate
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Bio-sketch
Aminul Islam Khan has received B.Sc and M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the most regarded and reputed engineering university of Bangladesh, Bangladesh University Engineering and Technology (BUET). In his B.Sc degree, he had received the department Gold medal for his outstanding achievements.
Aminul Islam Khan has joined to BUET in 2011 as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department. In 2015, he has become an Assistant Professor in the same department of BUET. In 2016, he has joined to School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of WSU as a PhD student. From that time, he has been working as a Research Assistant. As a research assistant, he has been working to improve learning/teaching methods in undergraduate engineering education along with his scientific research. He is currently working on drug delivery approach modeling for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Aminul Islam Khan is committed to excellence in teaching as well as research and always promotes a student-centered learning environment. He has a keen ability to teach, advise, and recruit students. He has also proven himself to be a very effective researcher by publishing several journal articles. His resume has a substantial list of publications, including peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals and conferences. Moreover, he has joined in several reputed conferences, for example American Physical Society (APS), and presented his scholarly works.
Kitana Kaiphanliam
Washington State University
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Kitana Kaiphanliam is a first-year doctoral student in the Chemical Engineering program at Washington State University (WSU). Her research interests include biomanufacturing for immunotherapy applications and miniaturized hands-on learning devices for engineering education. Kitana is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at WSU, and serves as their Graduate Student Chair for the 2018-19 academic year.
David B. Thiessen
Washington State University
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David B.Thiessen received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado in
1992 and has been at Washington State University since 1994. His research interests include fluid
physics, acoustics, and engineering education.
Bernard J. Van Wie Washington State University
Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., and did his postdoctoral work at the University of Oklahoma where he also taught as a visiting lecturer. He has been on the Washington State University (WSU) faculty for 36 years and for the past 27 years has focused on innovative pedagogy research and technical research in biotechnology. His 2007-2008 Fulbright exchange to Nigeria set the stage for him to receive the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. He was also the recent recipient of the inaugural 2016 Innovation in Teaching Award given to one WSU faculty member per year.
Olusola Olalekan Adesope Washington State University
Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and investigation of instructional principles and assessments in STEM. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.
Prashanta Dutta
Washington State University
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Prof. Prashanta Dutta has received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas A&M University in 2001. Since then he has been working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. He was promoted to the rank of Associate and Full Professor in 2007 and 2013, respectively. Prof. Dutta is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He current serves as a Deputy Editor for the Electrophoresis.
Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D. Campbell University
Jacqueline Burgher Gartner is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University in the School of Engineering, which offers a broad BS in engineering with concentrations in chemical and mechanical engineering. Campbell University started the engineering program in 2016, and she is leading the design and implementation of the chemical engineering curriculum at Campbell's innovative, project based pedagogical approach. She has a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, where she specialized in miniaturizing industrial systems for applications in the undergraduate engineering classroom.
Olivia Reynolds Washington State University
First year Chemical Engineering doctoral student pursuing research on the development and dissemination of low-cost, hands-on learning modules displaying heat and mass transfer concepts in a highly visual, interactive format. Graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 2017. Currently also working towards completing an M.S. degree with work related to potentiometric biosensing.
Negar Beheshti Pour Washington State University
Negar Beheshtipour received her B.S. in chemical Engineering at Tehran University where she also taught as a teacher assistant. She is currently working towards a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University under supervision of Dr. Van Wie and Dr. Thiessen. In addition to her chemical engineering research into phase separation in microgravity, Negar is interested in engineering education and new pedagogies. Now she is working on low-cost version of desktop learning modules.
Abstract
Each engineering student who enters a fluid mechanics and heat transfer course has his or her own perception on transport phenomena, where the foundation of these perceptions could be built on previous coursework or experiences. As students progress through these courses, they build on such perceptions and develop a better understanding of the subject. Often, though, there is a lack of depth in knowledge of fundamental transport phenomena concepts. This level of understanding is necessary for enduring effects on student abilities. From data and literature, it has been proven that hands-on learning is more effective than passive learning in developing this depth in conceptual understanding. As a result, low-cost desktop learning modules (LC-DLMs) were developed to enhance student levels of understanding of various fundamental transport phenomena concepts such as hydraulic loss, energy exchange in a venturi meter, and heat exchange. There is a lack of robust measures, however, for assessing student levels of understanding. To address this gap, Bloom’s taxonomy can be used to categorize learning outcomes, measure learning gains, and better analyze levels of understanding of concepts relative to the LC-DLMs. This method provides a quantitative means to predict areas in which course development can be focused to improve the learning ability of an average student. The goal of this paper is to explicate the development of Bloom’s taxonomy graduated questions to achieve a proper understanding of different transport phenomena through LC-DLMs. A detailed outline of the development of Bloom’s taxonomy-based questions is provided to ensure a concrete base for the quantitative assessments. Results from preliminary evaluations of these Bloom’s taxonomy graduated questions, along with the implications and limitations of these results will be presented.
Khan, A. I., & Kaiphanliam, K., & Thiessen, D. B., & Van Wie, B. J., & Adesope, O. O., & Dutta, P., & Gartner, J., & Reynolds, O., & Beheshti Pour, N. (2019, June), Development of Bloom’s-level Graduated Instrument for Assessing Transport Concepts in Hands-on Learning Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32654
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