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Creator:: Berger, Amber D.
Abstract:: As people learn new concepts, they experience a process termed conceptual change. There are several theories that attempt to explain conceptual change, and this paper uses the framework theory to explain how students learn mechanics of materials. Semi-structured interviews with ninety students were qualitatively analyzed for this research in an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study investigates student understanding of axially loaded members and bending members using in-depth

Creator:: Bornasal, Floraliza
Abstract:: It is expected that information taught in the context of school will ultimately transfer to workplace settings. To support this transition, educators and researchers advocate for organizing foundational ideas, or concepts, in specific domains of knowing. In the domain of transportation engineering, knowing of concepts, which include "big ideas" such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching me what it takes to be a great professor and mentor. I would also like to thank the engineering

Creator:: Peters, Allie
Abstract:: Background The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded multiple research projects dedicated to the development of research and evidence based instructional strategies in an effort to improve the state of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the US. These efforts have led to an abundance of research based...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: instruction, independent study, fieldwork, case studies, simulations and peer teaching (Houston, 1995

Creator:: Castro, Edgar D.
Abstract:: Improving safety education could contribute to the preparation of better professional engineers. Safety topics are not holistically embedded in transportation course curricula. This thesis explores the current state in which safety is being incorporated in transportation course curricula in terms of design and compares the uses of safety data in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: used in this study involves a semi-structured interview, survey and a syllabi analysis as a medium

Creator:: Urlacher, Mark A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to explore civil engineering students’ and professional civil engineers' understanding of concepts within statics and fluid mechanics. The studies described herein begin to examine theories of situated cognition utilizing concept inventories, which are sets of multiple-choice questions where the incorrect answers are based on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: engineers and students using questions from the fluid mechanics concept inventory. For the second study

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