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| Title: | Assessment of interactive courseware for shear force and bending moment Diagrams |
| Author (s): | Philpot, Timothy A. Hall, Richard H. Hubing, Nancy Campbell, Carla A |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Business & Information Technology Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) Information Science & Technology Interdisciplinary Engineering Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE |
| Keywords: | V/M diagrams |
| Subject Terms: | Bending moment. Shear (Mechanics) |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| Citation: | Philpot, Timothy A. Hall, Richard H., Hubing, Nancy, Campbell, Carla. Assessment of Interactive Courseware for Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, 06-13-2005. |
| Abstract: | Accurate construction of shear force and bending moment diagrams (V/M diagrams) is one of the most important skills students learn in the Statics course since mastery of this topic is a prerequisite to successful design of beams and shafts in courses such as Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design, Structural Analysis, and Structural Design. Unfortunately, a significant proportion of Statics students do not attain adequate proficiency in constructing V/M diagrams. In response to this problem, several computer-based learning aids have been developed in recent years to improve student performance in constructing V/M diagrams. Although results have been encouraging, assessment of the effectiveness of these learning aids has often been limited in scope. Engineering mechanics instructors at the University of Missouri – Rolla have addressed this problem by developing and testing a series of computer-based learning aids on V/M diagrams for use by Statics students and instructors. Approximately 230 students participated in the assessment. About forty percent used the computer-based learning aids and the rest served as a control group. Quantitative and qualitative measures were used for comparison, and subjective comments were solicited from each group. Students in the experimental group scored significantly higher on learning outcomes and confidence ratings with respect to the content covered in the computer based learning aids. This paper describes the computer-based exercises developed for V/M diagrams and their assessment. |
| Type: | Article - Conference proceedings text |
| In Title: | American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference |
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| title | Assessment of interactive courseware for shear force and bending moment Diagrams |
| contributor.author | Philpot, Timothy A. |
| contributor.author | Hall, Richard H. |
| contributor.author | Hubing, Nancy |
| contributor.author | Campbell, Carla A |
| contributor.deptlab | Business & Information Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) |
| contributor.deptlab | Information Science & Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Interdisciplinary Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE |
| subject | V/M diagrams |
| subject.LCSH | Bending moment. |
| subject.LCSH | Shear (Mechanics) |
| date.issued | 2005 |
| publisher | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| identifier.citation | Philpot, Timothy A. Hall, Richard H., Hubing, Nancy, Campbell, Carla. Assessment of Interactive Courseware for Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, 06-13-2005. |
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| description.abstract | Accurate construction of shear force and bending moment diagrams (V/M diagrams) is one of the most important skills students learn in the Statics course since mastery of this topic is a prerequisite to successful design of beams and shafts in courses such as Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design, Structural Analysis, and Structural Design. Unfortunately, a significant proportion of Statics students do not attain adequate proficiency in constructing V/M diagrams. In response to this problem, several computer-based learning aids have been developed in recent years to improve student performance in constructing V/M diagrams. Although results have been encouraging, assessment of the effectiveness of these learning aids has often been limited in scope. Engineering mechanics instructors at the University of Missouri – Rolla have addressed this problem by developing and testing a series of computer-based learning aids on V/M diagrams for use by Statics students and instructors. Approximately 230 students participated in the assessment. About forty percent used the computer-based learning aids and the rest served as a control group. Quantitative and qualitative measures were used for comparison, and subjective comments were solicited from each group. Students in the experimental group scored significantly higher on learning outcomes and confidence ratings with respect to the content covered in the computer based learning aids. This paper describes the computer-based exercises developed for V/M diagrams and their assessment. |
| type | Article - Conference proceedings |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
| rights | No full text allowed |
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| relation.isPartOf | American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference |
| date.available | 2008-09-12T21:23:38Z |
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