Civil Engineering Sketch Workbook

该奖项由2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助。得克萨斯工程实验站的工程教育研究奖将雇用研究人员开发一种新颖的基于草图识别的学习系统，该系统将允许学生使用手绘草图输入作用于物理系统组件的力的图纸。这项工作将促进对文字和图形组合的自动实时解释的理解。因此，工程学习将通过为学生提供自然的不受限制的输入机制和即时反馈来改进，这将减少发展错误概念的可能性。此外，工程学教员将拥有追踪学生常见错误的新能力。该工具将部署在一年级的静力学核心工程课程中，但也适用于广泛的STEM课程。核心课程的改进将有助于工科学生为更深入的学习做好更好的准备。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)This engineering education research award to Texas Engineering Experiment Station will employ researchers to develop a novel sketch recognition-based learning system which will allow students to use freehand sketching to enter their drawings of forces acting on components of physical systems. This work will advance understanding of automatic real-time interpretation of combined text and drawings. As a result, engineering learning will be improved by providing students with a natural unconstrained input mechanism and immediate feedback which will reduce the probability of developing misconceptions. In addition, engineering faculty will have new capability to track common student errors. The tool will be deployed in a first-year core engineering course in statics but has application in a wide range of STEM courses. The improved learning in core courses will contribute to better preparation of engineering students for more advanced study.