Collaborative Research: Transferable Assessments for Capstone Engineering Design

这个项目正在创建一个通用的系统，用于跨工程学科和机构对顶石设计课程的学生学习结果进行可靠的评估。它建立在太平洋西北部可转移综合设计工程教育(TIDEE)联盟十年来的工程设计教育和评估成果的基础上。在此项目之前，研究人员与地区和国家的合作者合作，以：(A)制定一位顶尖质量工程师的共识简介；(B)在项目中期和项目结束时定义工程设计学习结果；(C)开发和测试工程设计的可靠评估工具；以及(D)举办数十次研讨会，以帮助教师定义和评估工程设计学习结果。在这个项目中，一个多机构的教员团队正在开发评估工具，其中包括来自不同专家顾问和利益相关者的意见。正在围绕经常使用的课堂作业建立评估工具，以衡量顶石设计课程高水平综合表现的成就。从一名顶尖工程师的个人资料中得出了对性能的期望，以适用于各种顶石工程设计课程。开发的评估工具正在不同的机构和学生群体中进行质量测试，以证明其可转移性。

This project is creating a versatile system for reliable assessments of student learning outcomes for capstone design courses across engineering disciplines and institutions. It builds on a decade of engineering design education and assessment achievements of the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to this project, the investigators engaged regional and national collaborators to: (a) develop a consensus profile of a top quality engineer; (b) define engineering design learning outcomes at mid-point and end-of-program; (c) develop and test reliable assessment instruments for engineering design; and (d) facilitate dozens of workshops to help faculty define and assess engineering design learning outcomes. In this project, a multi-institution faculty team is developing assessment tools with input from a diverse set of expert consultants and stakeholders. Assessment instruments are being built around frequently used classroom assignments to measure achievement of high-level integrated performances in capstone design courses. Performance expectations are being derived from a profile of a top quality engineer for applicability to a full range of capstone engineering design courses. The developed assessment instruments are being tested for quality in diverse institutions and student populations to demonstrate their transferability.