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Exploring a simple visualization tool for improving conceptual understanding of classical beam theory

Johnsen, Eivind; Nielsen, Magnus; Hjelseth, Eilif; Merschbrock, Christoph
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https://hdl.handle.net/10642/4199
Date
2016-12
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Procedia Engineering 2016, 164:172-179   http://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.607
Abstract
First year students struggle to understand the concepts in introductory engineering physics courses. Computer generated visuali

zations have

proven their value for improving learning in tertiary education. However, it remains often unclear how visualization software

can be effectively

deployed in classrooms to best improve learning outcomes. In this paper we p

ut a freshly developed educational software entitled “The virtual

beam demonstrator” to a first test in a physics and mechanics

lecture

at Oslo University College. The intenti

on of this work was to explore how

to get the balance between technology, pedagogics, and content k

nowledge right to best support student learning. We evaluated s

tudent learning

outcomes of our initial attempt to use the

software in a classroom based on a student evaluation form. While initial results ar

e promising, we

cannot claim to have significantly improved student learning in our initial attempt at

using the software. The evaluations showed only slight

improvement in conceptual understanding by the students. This finding was not unexpected as we anticipated that finding the rig

ht approach for

putting this software to use would take several attempts. To turn failure into success, we would need a stronger emphasis on cu

stomized pedagogic

methods. Relevant theory is explored and an approach based on “Interactive Lecture Demonstrations” is proposed.
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Elsevier

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