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Reflection on classroom assessment in capstone design
Brennan, Robert; Li, Simon
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Year:
2017
Editor:
Anja Maier, Stanko Škec, Harrison Kim, Michael Kokkolaras, Josef Oehmen, Georges Fadel, Filippo Salustri, Mike Van der Loos
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Series:
ICED
Institution:
University of Calgary, Canada
Section:
Design Education
Page(s):
225-234
ISBN:
978-1-904670-97-1
ISSN:
2220-4342
Abstract:
In this paper, we use the general literature on classroom assessment as a basis to attempt raise some important issues in the area of classroom assessment in capstone design courses, and place this in the context of the authors’ experience with a capstone design course in mechanical engineering. Classroom assessment is analyzed in the context of both course learning outcomes and graduate attributes. Our results show that a combination of direct and indirect assessments are needed, both to provide a higher level of validation for the results, as well as to be able to reflect on the bigger picture of overall capstone design course objectives.
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