Development of a concept inventory for fluid mechanics

Martin, Jay K.; Mitchell, J. W.; Newell, T.A.

doi:10.1109/fie.2003.1263340

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“…For instance, experts agreed that concepts related to viscous flow, such as major/minor losses and use of pumps, should be included. Similarly, the group of ME faculty who originally developed the FMCI identified pipe networks as a "special case 12 " in fluid mechanics (pg. 24).…”

Section: Suggestions For Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics Concept Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…No. 3,11,12) (Tables 3-4). Given that these questions clearly align with course objectives typical of a CE fluid mechanics course (Table 2), one possible explanation is that the course design was not conducive to student conceptual development.…”

Section: Suggestions For Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics Concept Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Once the set of key topics was shortened, in part using student input, a set of questions was developed. The items were created to be completed without a calculator and with included visual representations, as was done for the original force concept inventory 12,13 .…”

Section: Fluid Mechanics Concept Inventorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since student insights are recommended in development of concept inventories 12,40 , a highperforming civil engineering student, who had just completed a fluid mechanics course, was asked to review the FMCI. Like the expert judges, she examined each of the existing FMCI items and used binary responses (yes/no) to indicate whether or not each question should be included on a CE concept inventory.…”

Section: Collecting a Student Perspective On The Fluid Mechanics Concmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Concept inventories have been developed for a variety of engineering courses, although the fluid mechanics concept inventory (FMCI) is among those of specific interest to civil engineering (CE) faculty 12 . However, the existing FMCI caters to mechanical engineering (ME) courses, since it includes concepts such as compressible flow 13 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Refinement of a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Watson

Mills

Bower

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Given the need for civil engineers to develop solutions to society's infrastructure challenges, they must possess a deep understanding of engineering fundamentals so that they can tailor design solutions to meet growingly-complex constraints. Since research suggests that student conceptual development is enhanced through employment of engaging classroom practices, a variety of active pedagogies are being implemented in engineering education. Consequently, there is a need for assessment tools to monitor the learning outcomes of these educational interventions. Concept inventories have emerged as quick tools for examining conceptual understanding in a variety of engineering domains. While a concept inventory has been developed for fluid mechanics, it was designed for application in mechanical engineering classes. Thus, the goal of this project was to complete preliminary steps for creation of a civil engineering fluid mechanics concept inventory.Using an expert panel and student input, concept inventory items were systematically evaluated for applicability in civil engineering courses. The expert panel reviewed items using a modified Delphi-process, while student input and performance on the existing concept inventory were used to validate outcomes from the expert panel. Results generally concurred that topics related to fluid statics, pressure measurement, conservation of mass, Bernoulli's equation, and conservation of momentum were important for civil engineers. In contrast, compressible flow and boundary effects were generally classified as beyond the scope of a civil engineering course. In addition, participants suggested that additional questions related to viscous flow in pipes and open channel flow should be added to a future civil engineering fluid mechanics concept inventory.

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Section: Suggestions For Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics Concept Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Suggestions For Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics Concept Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fluid Mechanics Concept Inventorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Collecting a Student Perspective On The Fluid Mechanics Concmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Flipped learning and threshold concepts in the Turbomachinery section of Fluid Engineering course

Gamez-Montero

Peña

Torre

2020

Comp Applic In Engineering

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This" paper" outlines" a" practical" intervention" aiming" to" collect" the" effects" of" introducing" flexible" learning" in" engineering" higher" education." The" work" discusses" the" implementation" of" the" flipped" classroom" method" and" the" threshold" concepts" in" the" Turbomachinery" section" of" Fluid"Engineering"course"in"the"third/year"of"Mechanical"Engineering"(Bachelor's"degree)"at"the" Universitat" Politècnica" de" Catalunya." Fluid" Engineering" is" traditionally" one" of" the" hardest" courses" involving" a" complex" interaction" between" understanding" concepts" and" using" those" concepts" in" the" solution" of" cases," which" also" require" the" development" of" a" set" of" skills." This" case"study"is"centred"in"two"student"cohorts"and"the"research"spans"over"two"consecutive"Fall" semesters." The" study" is" based" on" sound" pedagogy" to" educational" technologies" in" practice," frequent"student/to/instructor"interaction,"academic"results,"statistical"and"survey"analyses."A" principal" conclusion" is" that" overall" class" performance" is" much" higher" than" for" the" previous" courses." The" results" indicate" that" learners" gained" understanding" from" semester" to" semester" and"no"statistical"significance"was"observed"between"group"and"exam"format."Students"were" satisfied"with"the"level"of"suitability"and"the"degree"of"compliance"of"the"new"implementation" and" found" it" constructive" in" their" learning" process," an" important" educational" benefit." This" positive" experience," in" terms" of" benefit/cost" and" outcomes," encourages" to" extent" the" intervention"without"sacrificing"any"curriculum"syllabus,"but"taking"advantage"and"bringing"the" benefits" of" interactivity" distance" learning" technologies" and" traditional" face/to/face" lectures." This"scholarly"research"goals"to"contribute"to"this"area,"by"abandoning"traditional"lecturing"in" favour"of"active"learning."

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Combining hands‐on and virtual experiments for enhancing fluid mechanics teaching: A design‐based research study

Gutiérrez

Escusa

Lyon

et al. 2022

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Fluid Mechanics courses comprise both theoretical and laboratory modules. In developing nations, computer‐assisted techniques are not commonly applied in Fluid Mechanics instruction. Forced by the COVID‐19 pandemic, South American universities are, however, using them for online teaching. This contribution presents an 8‐semester (2016–2019) educational intervention over an undergraduate Fluid Mechanics course. It mainly blends physical (hands‐on) and virtual experiments (computer fluid dynamics‐based simulations) for the laboratory module, which are complemented by flipped classroom‐based prompts for the theoretical module. The intervention follows design‐based research as a research method and is guided via conjecture mapping and fidelity of implementation standards. Our results suggest that the intervention improves fluid mechanics laboratory instruction, although improvements depend upon the participation of other educational actors such as teaching assistants and laboratory technicians to some extent. Laboratory report grades (the assessment instrument) follow the Gompertz probability distribution. Following UNESCO standards, a portion of the intervention output is shared as open educational resources. This contribution encourages upscaling the educational intervention through the formation of cooperative clusters to build common‐pool Fluid Mechanics resources. Learning scientists have underlined the need to better understand laboratory instruction processes. They have been addressed in very few instances in developing countries. We believe that this study has the potential to provide valuable insights on the matter.

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Development of a concept inventory for fluid mechanics

Cited by 45 publications

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Refinement of a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Refinement of a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Flipped learning and threshold concepts in the Turbomachinery section of Fluid Engineering course

Combining hands‐on and virtual experiments for enhancing fluid mechanics teaching: A design‐based research study

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