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Student Interaction and Perception of FE-Based Formula Sheet Use in Engineering Exams

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Publication Date

March 12, 2023

Start Date

March 12, 2023

End Date

March 14, 2023

Conference Session

Classroom Skills

Tagged Topic

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45045

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https://peer.asee.org/45045

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157

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Stephanie Laughton The Citadel Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-9443-2629

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Stephanie Laughton is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. She received her MS and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Laughton’s research interests include environmental nanotechnology, sustainability, and engineering education.

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Dan D Nale PE

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Dan D. Nale is Professor of Practice in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Dan received a BS in Civil Engineering from The Citadel and both a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Dan a

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Abstract

Completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam is a graduation requirement for students in the Civil & Environmental Engineering program at College X. The FE supplies a resource handbook (FERH) with formulas, standard values, conversions, etc. However, textbooks and the FERH often use different versions of standard equations. To familiarize students with FERH, students in the three-course environmental engineering sequence are given a standardized formula booklet for class tests based on the FERH and are allowed to annotate. This paper will present student perceptions on the use of the annotated-FERH on class exams, the annotation content in a semester’s collected formula booklets, and possible correlations between annotation and performance on tests.

Laughton, S., & Nale, D. D. (2023, March), Student Interaction and Perception of FE-Based Formula Sheet Use in Engineering Exams Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--45045

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