An integration of simple materials and complex ideas: Description of an instructional sequence in statics

Taylor J., Dana T., TAŞAR M. F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.267-275, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.267-275
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A collaborative effort between Penn State's College of Engineering and College of Education resulted in the development of an engineering course designed primarily for future elementary, school teachers that focuses on the construction of robust conceptual understanding of basic science and engineering ideas'. In this article we describe an instructional approach we designed utilizing Lego (TM) and other simple materials to assist non-engineering students in developing an understanding of the basic concepts of normal forces. tension. compression, equilibrium and vector components in the context of simple trusses.