Making assessment projects sustainable: using mid-term class interviews to gather student feedback in an international research and design course

This paper has three primary purposes: 1) to present a classroom assessment method that has not been widely discussed by engineering educators, 2) to illustrate how this method serves as sustainable assessment, and 3) to provide a specific classroom example of the method. The mid-term class interview involves collecting and responding to student feedback during the middle of the academic term. The goal of this classroom assessment method is to gather feedback that will strengthen a course, increase communication between students and their instructor, and improve teaching and learning.