DocumentCode
2821309
Title
Comprehensive evaluation of animated instructional software for mechanics of materials
Author
Philpot, Timothy A. ; Hall, Richard H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Basic Eng., Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
fYear
2004
fDate
20-23 Oct. 2004
Abstract
During the past three years, the Basic Engineering Department at the University of Missouri -Rolla has been developing a second-generation suite of instructional software called MecMovies for the mechanics of materials course. In the Fall 2003 semester, MecMovies was integrated into assignments throughout the entire semester for one of the six UMR mechanics of materials sections. This paper presents a comparison of student performance in the experimental section with student performance in five control sections along with discussion of student qualitative ratings and comments.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; computer animation; educational courses; educational institutions; mechanical engineering; Basic Engineering Department; MecMovies; University of Missouri -Rolla; animated instructional software; mechanics of materials course; second-generation suite; Animation; Computer aided instruction; Education; Information science; Internal stresses; Materials science and technology; Problem-solving; Rendering (computer graphics); Shafts; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8552-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2004.1408753
Filename
1408753
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