ERIC Number: EJ1143694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 22
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Students' Responses to Authentic Assessment Designed to Develop Commitment to Performing at Their Best
Guzzomi, Andrew L.; Male, Sally A.; Miller, Karol
European Journal of Engineering Education, v42 n3 p219-240 2017
Engineering educators should motivate and support students in developing not only technical competence but also professional competence including commitment to excellence. We developed an authentic assessment to improve students' understanding of the importance of "perfection" in engineering--whereby 50% good enough will not be acceptable in industry. Subsequently we aimed to motivate them to practise performing at their best when they practice engineering. Students in a third-year mechanical and mechatronic engineering unit completed a team design project designed with authentic assessment features to replicate industry expectations and a novel marking scheme to encourage the pursuit of excellence. We report mixed responses from students. Students' ratings of their levels of effort on this assessment indicate that many perceived a positive influence on their effort. However, students' comments included several that were consistent with students experiencing the assessment as alienating.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Motivation, Performance Based Assessment, Student Attitudes, Industry, Design, Student Projects, Teamwork, Alienation, Foreign Countries, Competence, Curriculum Design, Undergraduate Students, Professional Development, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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