Assessing performance in engineering design education from a multidisciplinary perspective: an analysis of instructors’ course review reports
Year: 2023
Editor: Kevin Otto, Boris Eisenbart, Claudia Eckert, Benoit Eynard, Dieter Krause, Josef Oehmen, Nad
Author: Ndiaye, Yakhoub; Blessing, Lucienne
Series: ICED
Institution: Singapore University of Technology and Design
Section: Design Methods
Page(s): 0667-0676
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.67
ISBN: -
ISSN: -
Abstract
Performance assessment plays a crucial role in engineering education. Yet most instructor assessment focuses on student outcomes to analyse achievements. Although there is extensive research analysing student productions, however, few studies have explored assessment from instructor perspectives, especially when reporting their assessment practice. This study examines instructors' assessment of student performance through the lens of course review reports (CRRs). The CRRs were collected from 5 core undergraduate courses submitted for annual review and were related to the mappings of the measurable outcomes to performance indicators, assessment methods, and level of engagement. Regardless of the variability in reporting the student design experience, instructors' assessment and potential gaps, as well as strong existing correlations between some indicators and associated assessment methods, the study showed that the CRR may be a powerful and complementary approach to investigate the complexity of multidisciplinary design and design assessment.
Keywords: Performance assessment, Design education, Design engineering, Measurable outcomes, Research methodologies and methods