Development of a concept inventory for strength of materials

Richardson, John; Steif, Paul S.; Morgan, Jim; Dantzler, John

doi:10.1109/fie.2003.1263342

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“…Using a discrimination index and predictive validity measures, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found their Statics concept inventory to be a reliable and valid pre and post-test assessment of conceptual gains in the course. Similarly, a mechanics of materials concept inventory developed at the University of Alabama was found to be promising after psychometric testing was performed but currently needs more testing [8]. The researchers of this study posit that a MOOC provides a platform for further developing concept inventories due to a large population for validation, and will allow a deep dive into student understanding due to the tremendous amount of user data gathered and easy to update platform.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…As entire subject concept inventories are complex and often developed over years by a number of experts, the authors choose to examine a small sub-area of machine design: combined static loading. This sub area of machine design is often taught at the end of a sophomore level solid mechanics course and again at the beginning of a machine design course, and thus dovetails nicely with the concept inventories that have been developed in statics and are currently being developed in solid mechanics [7], [8]. Combined static loading concepts form the foundation for a number of more advanced concepts seen in the remainder of the machine design MOOC, as well as graduate level solid mechanics courses.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Utilizing a MOOC to Assess Student Understanding of Fundamental Principals in Combined Static Loading

Wingate

Kadel

Madden³

2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This research effort utilizes a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to develop high quality assessments testing student knowledge of fundamental concepts in combined static loading. A MOOC is an ideal platform for assessment development as it has a large sample size of diverse students, begins a new session every four weeks, and stores copious amounts of data on student performance. This MOOC first covers material selection, then teaches static loading, and finally examines fatigue failure theories. In this study, subject experts identify five fundamental concepts critical to understanding combined static loading. A pre-quiz tests each of these principles individually and is given prior to any instruction on combined static loading. A post quiz assessing each of these concepts individually, as well as a student's ability to combine the concepts is given after two weeks of instruction. Difficulty indices and discrimination scores for pre-and post-quiz questions are calculated to determine which concepts are the most difficult, and which concepts best discriminate between high-and low-performing students. It is found that in combined static loading cases, students are easily able to determine the cross sectional area to utilize when calculating an axial stress, but struggle to determine the direction stresses act in or identify all of the types of stresses present at a point. Preliminary analysis suggests students who are able to identify the correct cross sectional area to calculate stresses with have a much higher final course grade than students who are not able to do this. Interestingly, a student's ability to grasp a fundamental concept did not seem to have a huge impact on whether or not they completed the MOOC.

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Section: Background Of Moocs and Concept Inventoriesmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Utilizing a MOOC to Assess Student Understanding of Fundamental Principals in Combined Static Loading

Wingate

Kadel

Madden³

2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Similarly numerous studies in physics, chemistry, and biology classrooms have shown that active learning pedagogies that are based on concept questions (ConcepTests) are more effective for student learning than traditional lecture. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] This project intends to encourage and shift the focus of learning in chemical engineering classes by providing a resource of high quality ConcepTests and Concept Inventories for instructors to use.…”

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Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 4

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Falconer

Silverstein

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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“…Concept inventories have been developed to assess student understanding in a variety of subjects, including physics 1 , statics 2 , biology 3 , genetics 4 , thermodynamics 5 , fluid mechanics 6 , light and spectroscopy 7 , dynamics 8 , chemistry 9 , digital logic 10 , thermal and transport science 11 , geoscience 12 , statistics 13 , and strength of materials 14 , among others. Existing concept inventories vary in length from instruments that can be completed by students in just a few minutes to more detailed tests that require several hours.…”

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Concept Inventory for Engineering Hydrology – Development and Implementation

Wait¹,

Nelson²

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Concept inventories assess students' understanding of foundational concepts, and have been developed for a variety of engineering disciplines. Concept inventories can be used at the beginning of a course to identify commonly-held misconceptions, existing areas of conceptual strength, and to assess mastery of the foundational concepts by students at the end of a course. Courses in engineering hydrology are typically offered to students at the senior level, and are unique among many senior-level courses in that there are few prerequisite courses that directly introduce and provide background for many of the concepts that will be studied. Although courses in fluid mechanics or hydraulic engineering may be identified on paper as prerequisites, neither generally address the aspects of atmospheric science, subsurface water movement, and watershed modeling that are foundational in hydrology. Therefore, it is particularly useful at the beginning of a course in engineering hydrology for an instructor to have a clear understanding of which foundational concepts students may already understand, and likewise where there are significant conceptual gaps that need particular attention. Concept inventories can be useful in identifying both, and also for assessment purposes at the conclusion of a course to identify student-learning gains and assess the efficacy of meeting learning objectives.A multiple-choice concept inventory was developed for a senior-level undergraduate engineering course in hydrology, and was administered to students at two institutions. Results demonstrate statistically significant gains in conceptual understanding of several topics, and help illustrate an approach that can be taken to support outcomes assessment through concept inventories.

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Development of a concept inventory for strength of materials

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

Utilizing a MOOC to Assess Student Understanding of Fundamental Principals in Combined Static Loading

Utilizing a MOOC to Assess Student Understanding of Fundamental Principals in Combined Static Loading

Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 4

Concept Inventory for Engineering Hydrology – Development and Implementation

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