Open AccessStrength of Materials Teaching from Active Learning
Author(s) -
Luciano Andreatta Carvalho da Costa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista insignare scientia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2595-4520
DOI - 10.36661/2595-4520.2021v4i1.11500
Subject(s) - mathematics education , test (biology) , significant difference , natural rubber , active learning (machine learning) , statistical analysis , psychology , statistical hypothesis testing , action (physics) , mathematics , statistics , ecology , materials science , physics , composite material , biology , quantum mechanics
This paper presents the results of research conducted in the area of engineering education based on active learning from a hands-on experiment determining the Young’s modulus of rubber bands. This research primarily aims to evaluate the extent to which active learning contributes to a better understanding of the Young’s modulus. The theoretical framework emphasises the need for student action in knowledge-building. A hypothesis test for proportions was used to compare the average scores obtained by students from two groups on a test given at the end of each pedagogical intervention. The first group (control group) took traditional lecture-based classes, and the second group took classes combined with a hands-on experiment using rubber bands. The results showed a significant improvement in the students who conducted the practical experiment for questions of a conceptual nature and a statistical difference between the performance for the conceptual questions and calculation questions in both groups.