The efficacy of cross-discipline representations for ill-defined concepts

Rigby, Steven; Dark, Melissa; Ekstrom, Joseph J.; Rogers, Marcus

doi:10.1145/1631728.1631801

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“…An example of this is shown in the progress made in several studies by Marasco. In each of the studies it was found that when two or more disciplines were implemented into the curriculum in order to teach the students a subject, the students actually learned the material better than if the subject was taught by itself [6]. In another thesis presented by Rigby, it was found that when students were presented with multiple representations, or multiple sides of the same concept(s), that the students had a better understanding of an ill-defined concept [8]. A summary of inter-disciplinary engineering laboratory experiments is shown in Table 1.…”

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Design of a Cross-curricular Circuits Laboratory Experiment

Delaney¹,

Dillon²,

Hoffbeck³

2018 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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The purpose of this research was to develop a laboratory module which introduces a mechanical engineering concept into an existing circuits laboratory module for a course taken by both mechanical and electrical students. This module was developed so mechanical engineering students would have a familiar concept they could relate to while conducting the circuits lab, making the lab more engaging for mechanical engineering students. For this module a Wheatstone bridge was paired with a strain gage to illustrate the mechanical concept of strain. To allow students to visualize this strain, the Wheatstone bridge was connected to an oscilloscope so that the change in voltage could be viewed and measured when the strain gage is deflected. This module allowed mechanical and electrical engineering students to learn concepts simultaneously from two very distinct fields of study. A student survey was developed and measured high student engagement in the topic of both circuits and Wheatstone bridge systems.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%