T1-A: Use of Kahoot Games for Increased Motivation and Understanding in a Thermodynamics Course
Start Date
5-3-2018 10:00 AM
Description
Thermodynamics continues to be one of the most challenging courses in the mechanical engineering curriculum. In many cases, even capable students can become discouraged in an introductory thermodynamics course. Additionally, the dense conceptual nature of the course can make traditional lecture methods unnecessarily discouraging. This paper presents an alternate approach to conveying much of the conceptual content. In this study students were given one page reading assignments as preparation for course lectures. Then, at different times throughout the semester an online quiz game, called Kahoot!, was played during class to reinforce the content covered in the reading assignments. There are many elements in Kahoot! that can increase student motivation including competition with classmates and the included music. Students were surveyed and monitored throughout the course to determine the impact on motivation and understanding in the introduction to thermodynamics course. Several insights were gained with regards to effective use of Kahoot!.
T1-A: Use of Kahoot Games for Increased Motivation and Understanding in a Thermodynamics Course
Thermodynamics continues to be one of the most challenging courses in the mechanical engineering curriculum. In many cases, even capable students can become discouraged in an introductory thermodynamics course. Additionally, the dense conceptual nature of the course can make traditional lecture methods unnecessarily discouraging. This paper presents an alternate approach to conveying much of the conceptual content. In this study students were given one page reading assignments as preparation for course lectures. Then, at different times throughout the semester an online quiz game, called Kahoot!, was played during class to reinforce the content covered in the reading assignments. There are many elements in Kahoot! that can increase student motivation including competition with classmates and the included music. Students were surveyed and monitored throughout the course to determine the impact on motivation and understanding in the introduction to thermodynamics course. Several insights were gained with regards to effective use of Kahoot!.