Work in Progress: An Interactive Cognitively-Informed On-Line Statics Course

Re-design of Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) Using CAP Model

“…In order to help students maintain the big picture of statics, the summary of major concepts (Concept map) are placed in the course introduction section and then briefly reviewed at the beginning of each chapter (Dollár & Steif, 2008). This task will also help with the implementation of the deliberate, distribute and practice strategy for effective learning of the main concepts of the course.…”

Using Isomorphic Questions, the Statics Concept Inventory, and Surveys to Investigate the Benefits of and Student Satisfaction in a Hybrid Learning Environment

“…For each of the two instructional sequences (see Table 1) the percentage of students answering the numeric problem correctly was calculated using Equation 5.…”

“…Since the course is a prerequisite for a large number of a university's engineering students, it is important to aim for a course structure that both permits the maximization of learning gains and is enjoyable to a majority of students enrolled in the course. Various teaching pedagogies have been investigated over the past two decades with the aim of increasing student learning, student satisfaction, or both: in-class group problem solving [1] , peer instruction [2] , the use of workbooks [3] , physical demonstrations [4] , interactive online textbooks [5] , body-centered talk [6] , inverted or flipped classrooms [7] , etc. However, recommendations are scarce on how to best combine these innovative activities into one class: how do we begin to assemble the parts into a whole?…”

Computer Tutor Versus Solving Problems by Hand: A Comparison in Statistics

“…It is more challenging to provide computer-based learning tools outside that enable students to practice using concepts and skills they have learned and to receive timely feedback, which is known to improve learning [1][2][3][4] . There have been examples of computer systems to allow students to practice and receive feedback in the realm of statics in particular, steps [5][6][7] .…”