Engineering students' assessment at University of Porto

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Alfredo Soeiro (Author) FEUP; José Sarsfield Cabral (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: European Journal of Engineering Education

Vol. 29 No. 2

Pages: 283-290

ISSN: 0304-3797

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

Scopus - 4 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-VSC

DOI: 10.1080/0304379032000157240

Abstract (EN): The issue of addressing innovation and change in engineering students' assessment is the target of this paper. The contents are an overview of the issues related to the evolution of the engineering learning requirements, a review of the traditional student evaluation methods in practice, a description of a current experiment in engineering student assessment and an analysis of the possible consequences of the generalized adoption of the innovative method. The pilot project consisted of the experimentation of an evaluation system without a final exam for a chosen discipline per semester and per each year of the several undergraduate degrees. The comparison is made in statistical terms and relevance when comparing the results of each chosen discipline between the actual and the previous year. © 2004, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8