Pedagogical Reform and Performance Assessment as Frameworks for Improving Engineering Education

在提出这个项目时，摩根州立大学的总体目标是通过工程、教育和数学教师之间的合作，改善本科工程项目的教学法和评估，从而提高学生学习的质量，提高学生学习的质量。其深远的目标是：1)让工科学生参与到教育过程中来；2)提高学生留存率；3)提高学生的学习和学习成绩；4)培养在教学和评估方面应用最佳实践的教师队伍。在一年的规划资助期内，本项目的短期目标是对工程专业的数学课程，特别是微积分II、微积分III和微分方程课程进行全面的“内容”需求分析。内容需求分析不仅适用于教学内容，也适用于课程内容。因此，近期目标是1)检查和修改当前的教学法和教学过程；2)审查和修改课程评价和评估策略；3)将数学和工程内容结合起来。团队动态策略将被用来促进合作努力。以及跨学科合作；课程、教学法和评估的修改；技术的使用；教师发展和培训；和大学生的促进是广泛的活动要承担。

In proposing this project, the Morgan State University overarching goal is to improve the pedagogy and evaluation in undergraduate engineering programs, through collaborations among engineering, education and mathematics faculty, and resulting in an improvement in the quality of student learning improving the quality student learning of learning. The far-reaching objectives are to 1) engage engineering students in the educative process; 2) increase student retention; 3) improve student learning and student performance; and 4) develop faculty who apply best practices in pedagogy and assessment. Over the one-year period designated for the planning grant, the short-term goal of this project is to conduct a comprehensive "content" need analysis" of mathematics courses required for engineering programs, in particular calculus II, calculus III and differential equations. The content need analysis applies to curricular as well as pedagogical content. Thus, the near-term objectives are to 1) examine and modify current pedagogy and instructional processes; 2) examine and modify course evaluation and assessment strategies; and 3) align mathematics and engineering content. Group dynamic strategies will be employed to facilitate the collaboration effort. And interdisciplinary collaboration; curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment modification; use of technology; faculty development and training; and undergraduate facilitation are the broad activities to be undertaken.