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Accommodating Different Learning Styles Using e.g., “Flash1 Movies” in an Introductory Course on Materials Science.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

I. R. Harrison,
P. C. Ray,
M. Fleck,
R. H. Locklin,
A. Weisner and
P. R. Howell
I. R. Harrison
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
P. C. Ray
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
M. Fleck
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
R. H. Locklin
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
A. Weisner
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
P. R. Howell
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
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Abstract

In addition to a hard-copy textbook, Power-Point presentations and videos, the authors have developed a series of Flash modules and on-line quizzing tools for use in teaching and assessing the fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering. The original thrust was aimed at non-science majors at university, but the modules are also designed for ease of use in high school curricula. In the current paper, we present our philosophy for the presentation of materials' related subject material, using different learning objects, by describing one particular module: on electronic materials.

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Macromedia Flash MX2004 © 1995 – 2004 Macromedia, Inc., http://www.macromedia.com

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