Visualization Software for Improved Learning in Material/Energy Balance Classes

用于改善物质/能量平衡课程学习的可视化软件

• 批准号: 0837828
• 负责人: Richard Zollars
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Washington State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-02-01 至 2011-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0837828&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Visualization; Software; Improved; Learning; Material

Engineering - Chemical (54)One of the fundamental courses in chemical engineering programs across the nation focuses on understanding material and energy balances. In this course, students typically struggle to make the transition between written materials, process flow diagrams, and finally mathematical formulations. Through this project, a software tool is being developed that scaffolds the translation of written energy balance problems to visual form and the subsequent translation of visual chemical process diagrams to sets of written equations to be solved. While several tools for solving energy balance problems exist, these are primarily aimed at a professional audience and are not always suitable for inclusion in an introductory undergraduate course. Commercial tools typically have a steep learning curve and are not appropriate for enhancing student learning and understanding. The software is being rigorously evaluated in terms of improved student learning as well as usability factors.

工程-化学(54)是全国化学工程专业的基础课程之一，重点是了解物质和能量平衡。在这门课程中，学生们通常很难在书面材料、工艺流程图和数学公式之间进行转换。通过这一项目，正在开发一种软件工具，用于将书面能量平衡问题转化为可视化形式，并随后将可视化化学工艺图转化为待解决的成套书面方程式。虽然存在一些解决能量平衡问题的工具，但这些工具主要针对专业受众，并不总是适合在本科生入门课程中使用。商业工具通常有一个陡峭的学习曲线，不适合于增强学生的学习和理解。该软件正在接受严格的评估，包括改善学生的学习能力和可用性因素。