Capstone Engineering Design Assessment: Development, Testing and Adoption Research

工程-其他（59）评估/研究（91）这个项目是解决建立强大的评估，有效地指导和实现工程设计教育在美国工程学校的变革性改进的目标。四个不同的领导机构，与战略选择的设计教育顾问合作，正在制定评估方法，以定义，衡量和促进顶点工程设计课程的学生成绩的提高。该项目正在创建和传播经过验证的评估工具，涵盖所需的学生表现。 它正在确定研究知情的战略，以维持在不同机构的顶点设计课程中有效实施评估。智力优势在这个项目和早期项目中开发的评估工具旨在为学生的学习提供形成性反馈，以及记录成绩和支持ABET认证的程序的总结性评价。还根据对项目顶点设计评估采用者的经验进行的定性研究结果，制定了实施战略。正在解决的研究问题，重点是评估质量，用户的态度和最佳做法。使用评估的教师和教学助理参与了这项研究，因为他们被介绍给评估，接受培训，管理评估，评分和解释结果。正在调查对态度、信念、执行做法以及它们如何随着时间的推移而变化的分析。最后，将提出建议，以建立实践社区，并有效和可持续地利用评估，用于形成性和总结性目的。更广泛的影响在这个项目中的广泛定义的结果，确保正在开发的评估工具也适用于工程以外的多学科的顶点课程。关于采用做法和态度的研究结果将有助于指导支持有效采用评估的做法。 许多工程部门已经承诺尝试这种评估方法。

Engineering - Other (59)Assessment/ Research (91)This project is addressing the goal of building robust assessments that effectively guide and enable transformative improvement of engineering design education in American Schools of engineering. Four diverse lead institutions, partnering with strategically selected design education consultants, are producing methods of assessment to define, measure, and facilitate improved student achievement in capstone engineering design courses. This project is creating and disseminating proven assessment instruments that span desired student performances. It is defining research-informed strategies for sustaining effective assessment implementation in capstone design courses at diverse institutions. INTELLECTUAL MERIT The assessment tools being developed in this project and in an earlier project are designed to provide formative feedback for student learning as well as summative evaluation for documenting achievements and supporting ABET accreditation of programs. Implementation strategies are also being developed based on the results of qualitative research conducted on the experiences of adopters of the project's capstone design assessments. Research questions are being addressed that focus on assessment quality, user attitudes, and best practices. Faculty and teaching assistants using assessments are participating in the study as they are introduced to assessments, receive training, administer assessments, and score and interpret results. Analysis of attitudes, beliefs, implementation practices, and how they change over time are being investigated. Ultimately, recommendations will be made for building communities of practice and for effective, sustainable use of assessments for formative and summative purposes. BROADER IMPACTS The broadly defined outcomes in this project ensure that the assessment tools being developed are also valid for use in multidisciplinary capstone courses outside of engineering. Research results on adoption practices and attitudes will help guide practices that support effective adoption of assessments. Numerous engineering departments have already committed to trying out this assessment approach.