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学、教育学和数学教师之间的合作，改善本科工程专业的教学和评估，从而提高学生的学习质量，提高学生的学习质量。这些具有深远意义的目标是：1)让工科学生参与教育过程；2)增加学生留存；3)改善学生学习和学生表现；4)培养在教学和评估中应用最佳实践的教师。在规划补助金指定的一年期间，该项目的短期目标是对工程课程所需的数学课程进行全面的“内容”需求分析，特别是微积分II、微积分III和微分方程式。内容需求分析既适用于课程内容，也适用于教学内容。因此，近期目标是：1)检查和修改当前的教学方法和教学过程；2)检查和修改课程评价和评估策略；3)使数学和工程学的内容保持一致。将采用群体动态策略来促进协作工作。和跨学科合作；课程、教学法和评估修改；技术的使用；教师的发展和培训；以及本科生的促进是需要开展的广泛活动。

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.