Goal
The goal of this project is to produce versatile, sound classroom assessment instruments for assessing student achievement in capstone engineering design courses. Upon completion of this project, capstone course instructors will have practical tools that accurately document student performance while causing minimal disruption to class activities and requiring minimal faculty time and training.
Objectives
Five objectives identify substantive achievements central to reaching the project goal:
- Develop a capstone engineering design course assessment framework to organize and guide the addition of capstone course assessment instruments applicable across engineering disciplines.
- Establish requirements for specific capstone design course assessment instruments that meet needs of varied institutions, disciplines, and course configurations in the US.
- Create a set of assessment instruments for measuring student performance in capstone engineering design courses nationally.
- Conduct pilot tests to demonstrate versatility and value of assessment instruments for diverse capstone design courses and students.
- Produce support materials that enable rapid adoption of assessment instruments for additional capstone design courses.