Designing Better Engineering Education Through Assessment: A Practical Resource for Faculty and Department Chairs on Using Assessment and ABET Criteria to Improve Student Learning

by Spurlin, Joni E.; Rajala, Sarah A.; Lavelle, Jerome P.; Felder, Richard M.

• ISBN13: 9781579222130
• ISBN10: 1579222137
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

This book is written for engineering faculty and department chairs. It is a practical guide and introduction to using assessment processes in undergraduate and graduate engineering education to improve student learning. It is written by engineering faculty and assessment professionals who have many years of experience in assessment of engineering education, and of working with engineering faculty.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Abet Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs	p. xix
Basics of Assessment
Understanding the Nature and Purpose of Assessment	p. 3
Assessing Student Learning: Ensuring Undergraduate Students Are Learning What We Want Them to Learn	p. 23
Assessment Methods Used in Undergraduate Program Assessment	p. 59
Using Assessment Results for Improving Student Learning	p. 117
Tools and Assessment Methods Specific to Graduate Education	p. 149
Barriers and Challenges
Barriers and Challenges to Assessment in Engineering Education	p. 171
Overcoming Resistance to Change	p. 190
Learning Along the Continuum of the Educational Experience
Assessing the First Year of Engineering Education	p. 213
Assessment for Improving Teaching and Student Learning within a Course	p. 246
Using Formative Assessment for Program Improvement	p. 266
The Capstone Experience at the Baccalaureate, Master's, and Doctorate Levels	p. 285
The Future
The Future of Assessment	p. 307
Glossary	p. 329
Contributors	p. 339
Index	p. 347
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