Title :
Open exams: efficient approach in student assessment in engineering education
Author :
Demidenko, S. ; Chong, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand
Abstract :
The paper presents an open examination method of student assessment. Among its main benefits are higher motivation of students and teaching staff, improved quality of student learning, reduced staff load. The method has been successfully tried in undergraduate teaching of engineering subjects in Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore and Massey University, New Zealand
Keywords :
engineering education; human factors; teaching; engineering education; engineering subjects; open examination method; student assessment; undergraduate teaching; Accreditation; Best practices; Engineering education; Information science; Joining processes; Knowledge engineering; Materials reliability; Paper technology; Roads; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6646-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2001.929547
