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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8552-7
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2004.1408753
