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Effective Assessment Of Workplace Problem-Solving In Higher Education, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp
Effective Assessment Of Workplace Problem-Solving In Higher Education, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp
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© 2020 Informing Science Institute. Aim/Purpose Within higher education, graduating students who are able to solve ill-structured, complex, open-ended, and collaborative, workplace problems is rec-ognized as paramount. Because of this, there is a need to assess this skill across the curriculum. Background This paper addresses this issue by assessing problem-solving across a computing curriculum using an assessment instrument shown to be reliable and valid. Methodology The method is based upon the implementation of the assessment instrument that uses a scenario-based asynchronous discussion board measuring the ability of student groups to solve workplace problems. The sample are computing stu-dents from the …
Effective Evaluation Of The Non-Technical Skills In The Computing Discipline, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp, Ashley Ater Kranov
Effective Evaluation Of The Non-Technical Skills In The Computing Discipline, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp, Ashley Ater Kranov
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© 2019, Journal of Information Technology Eucation Research. Aim/Purpose Assessing non-technical skills is very difficult and current approaches typically assess the skills separately. There is a need for better quality assessment of these skills at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Background A method has been developed for the computing discipline that assesses all six non-technical skills prescribed by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the accreditation board for engineering and technology. It has been shown to be a valid and reliable method for undergraduate students Methodology The method is based upon performance-based assessment where a team of students discuss and …