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    Assessing the effectiveness of research-based active learning materials for introductory engineering mechanics
    (2021)
    Direnga, Julie
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    Kautz, Christian
    Engineers who are educated in the German higher education system are expected to be able to apply their knowledge successfully in yet unknown situations; an ability for which functional understanding of the core concepts of a discipline is required. This dissertation discusses how to assess the effectiveness of research-based active learning materials to foster conceptual understanding in introductory engineering mechanics in three parts: It examines Concept Inventories as measurement instruments, discusses established and alternative analysis methods for the data gathered with these instruments, and demonstrates the effectiveness of Tutorials for Engineering Mechanics.
    Publicationtype: Doctoral Thesis
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    Engineering students' understanding of basic electric circuit concepts and the effect of qualitative worksheets
    (2020-10)
    Timmermann, Dion
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    Kautz, Christian
    This thesis investigates engineering students’ (mis)conceptions about electric circuit concepts. Several Tutorial worksheets (some revised, some newly developed) are found to help reduce specific misconceptions. The concept of the electric potential is discussed in the context of threshold concept theory and its use in reducing student misconceptions about voltage is investigated.
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