Garrison, L. A. (2017, June), Pop-Culture Learning Technique Applied to Thermodynamics  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--28747

\bibitem{asee_peer_28747}
  Garrison, L. A. (2017, June), \emph{Pop-Culture Learning Technique Applied to Thermodynamics}
  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
  10.18260/1-2--28747

Laura A. Garrison.  "Pop-Culture Learning Technique Applied to Thermodynamics".  2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2017.  https://peer.asee.org/28747 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_28747}
  Laura A. Garrison.
  "Pop-Culture Learning Technique Applied to Thermodynamics".
  \emph{2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2017.
  https://peer.asee.org/28747 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

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AB  - A recent TEDx talk by Josh Kaufman claims that almost anything can be learned in 20 hours.  One of the key recommendations is to break the skill into its most basic elements and master these small skills before moving on.  Mr. Kaufman claims that this technique can be applied to any topic, from playing the ukulele to learning computer programming.  By studying people who perform at the top of their field, other researchers have also come to the conclusion that this technique works well. 

Many students struggle with thermodynamics, in part because the individual problems tend to be very comprehensive, requiring many skills.  To apply Kaufman’s philosophy to thermodynamics, the author developed a large number of on-line Moodle “quizlets” that provide students with repetitive practice of the most basic skills in the course.  For example, there is an entire quizlet based on finding the phase of a substance using tables.  If the students don’t get a “mastery level” score, they take a subsequent quiz on phases before moving on.  Surveys and grades suggest that there were substantial improvements in student learning using these quizlets.  Because of this success, the author is currently developing new software that could potentially be used by any instructor to incorporate these small skills into their thermodynamics course.  The software will incorporate the quizlet questions as well as techniques used by video game developers. 

The paper presents more details on the quizlet questions and assessment.  It also describes the current state of the new software and how it is being incorporated into a thermodynamics course.

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