TY - GEN
T1 - Enhancing learning of engineering students through self-assessment
AU - El-Maaddawy, Tamer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/6/7
Y1 - 2017/6/7
N2 - This paper presents an innovative assessment paradigm that enhances student learning through self-assessment. The paradigm was implemented in a senior-level civil engineering design course. It engages students in formal assessment tasks that contribute to their academic results. The impact of employing this innovation on students' learning gain and relative improvement was derived by comparing their score before and after the self-assessment and monitoring their academic performance throughout the semester. Engaging students in formal assessment tasks through self-assessment improved their academic results. The relative improvement of students increased as the time progressed throughout the semester. Students' feedback confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed paradigm to improve their understanding of course topics and to develop their independent judgment and autonomy.
AB - This paper presents an innovative assessment paradigm that enhances student learning through self-assessment. The paradigm was implemented in a senior-level civil engineering design course. It engages students in formal assessment tasks that contribute to their academic results. The impact of employing this innovation on students' learning gain and relative improvement was derived by comparing their score before and after the self-assessment and monitoring their academic performance throughout the semester. Engaging students in formal assessment tasks through self-assessment improved their academic results. The relative improvement of students increased as the time progressed throughout the semester. Students' feedback confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed paradigm to improve their understanding of course topics and to develop their independent judgment and autonomy.
KW - Learning
KW - Learning gain
KW - Relative improvement
KW - Self-assessment
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U2 - 10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7942828
DO - 10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7942828
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85023617650
T3 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
SP - 86
EP - 91
BT - Proceedings of 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2017
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 8th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2017
Y2 - 25 April 2017 through 28 April 2017
ER -