Zahraee, A. H. (2020, June), Enhancing Student Learning Through Pre-lab Assignments and Virtual Reality/Simulation Components in the Strength of Materials Laboratory Experiments  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34576

\bibitem{asee_peer_34576}
  Zahraee, A. H. (2020, June), \emph{Enhancing Student Learning Through Pre-lab Assignments and Virtual Reality/Simulation Components in the Strength of Materials Laboratory Experiments}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34576

Afshin H. Zahraee.  "Enhancing Student Learning Through Pre-lab Assignments and Virtual Reality/Simulation Components in the Strength of Materials Laboratory Experiments".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34576 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34576}
  Afshin H. Zahraee.
  "Enhancing Student Learning Through Pre-lab Assignments and Virtual Reality/Simulation Components in the Strength of Materials Laboratory Experiments".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34576 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

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AB  - Applied Strength of Materials is an important foundation course for several engineering and engineering technology programs such as Mechanical and Civil Engineering and Engineering Technology. Over the past 18 months, the authors has developed and taught a set of Laboratory Experiments for this class at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), using a range of different learning and teaching methods, to enhance and improve the student learning in this core technical course. 

Laboratory experiments, using different methods, have been employed and examined to enhance student learning. Development of Virtual Reality (VR) experiments has received NSF support and several VR experiments have been developed for on-line or physical delivery [1] [2] of the Strength of Material courses. Also, low-cost experimentations have been developed to accommodate and enhance student understanding for on-line delivery of material via Blackboard of this laboratory-based course [3][4]. A combination of simulation and physical laboratories have been used by some authors to make-up for lack of experimental equipment [5]. However, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) laboratories have been used in those instances. This is not suitable for sophomore students in engineering technology programs as FEA is generally offered as an elective to juniors and seniors in most programs. 

This paper explains how a combination of VR/simulation experiments, simple software application, and physical laboratory experimentation was developed and used in the Applied Strength of Materials Course at Purdue University Northwest (PNW). The three methods were used for the same experimentation in every lab session. The effects of adding pre-lab assignments, which includes pre-developed simulations or VR experimentation, and its combination with live, physical laboratories, and computer software, on student learning are discussed. The implementation of several learning methods for each laboratory experiment suggested that this three-prong combination has improved student understanding of Applied Strength of Materials Course at PNW.
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