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Effectiveness of Just-In-Time Teaching on Helping Students Achieve Lower Order Learning Goals in a Mechanics of Materials Class

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Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

June 26, 2024

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

Tagged Division

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--47222

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/47222

Download Count

83

Paper Authors

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Marguerite Matherne Northeastern University

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Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Northeastern University

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Abstract

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a pedagogical practice first developed to help non-traditional students improve their learning and has since been adapted into many different teaching contexts. The backbone of JiTT involves students completing an online assignment, called a warm-up, based on an assigned reading. Students have up until a few hours before class starts to complete the assignment. In those few hours the instructor reviews student responses and adapts their plan for the class according to the students’ current knowledge level. This paper describes the implementation of JiTT in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials course, with the goal of using JiTT to help students achieve learning objectives on the lower end of Bloom’s taxonomy before class. Short answer type questions for learning objectives on the understand level of Bloom’s taxonomy and multiple choice questions for learning objectives on the analyze level are shown to moderately achieve this goal. The feedback loop between students and instructor proved instrumental in determining how to best use class time to support student learning. Recommendations for best practices, including how ChatGPT can be leveraged to quickly summarize student responses, based on the instructor’s experience and student feedback are given.

Matherne, M. (2024, June), Effectiveness of Just-In-Time Teaching on Helping Students Achieve Lower Order Learning Goals in a Mechanics of Materials Class Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--47222

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