-We have appraised the effectiveness of peer assessment of assignments in aiding student learning at the University of Southern Queensland. Each student was randomly allocated two peers' assignments for double-blind assessment. A marking rubric was provided. More than 95% of the class participated in the process. Students' peer-assessment work was evaluated by the instructor. Over 80% of the students assessed their peers satisfactorily. Students' learning experiences, attitudes and behavior towards the peer assessment system was surveyed. More than 60% of the students considered peer assessment a useful learning tool. However 25% remained unconvinced. Most of these students either fully or partially subscribed to William Perry's position of 'dualism'. About 55% found the feedback from their peer's useful. Surprisingly, >69% of the students believed that the peer assessment had nothing to contribute towards a students' community of practice.Index Terms -assignment, double-blind, marking rubric, peer assessment.
BACKGROUND AND CONCEPT
On behalf of our two host schools and three sponsoring societies, welcome to the 40th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Deans of Engineering James Aylor of the University of Virginia and Richard Benson of Virginia Tech welcome you to Arlington and invite you to visit their schools in Charlottesville and Blacksburg. Three professional societies -ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM), IEEE Education Society, IEEE Computer Society -have collaborated for many years to establish the tradition of excellence in engineering education and research represented by FIE.Frontiers in Education is the premier conference for educational innovation and research in engineering and computing. FIE 2010 continues a long tradition of disseminating results in these areas. We have an exciting conference with papers, works in progress, special sessions, panels, and workshops.FIE is a unique conference and anyone who has attended can attest to its special nature. FIE is inclusive, collegial, and welcoming. We celebrate new participants and welcome old friends. FIE is more than a place to present papers. It is a venue for interacting with colleagues. FIE provides opportunities to meet with other engineering educators, discuss ideas, reflect on the topics and issues from the sessions, and chart new directions and collaborations. We hope to see lots of new faces at FIE 2010, and also hope that those who have attended previous FIEs will join us for this one.
DescriptionEngineering education methods and standards are important features of engineering programs that should be carefully designed both to provide students and stakeholders with valuable, active, integrated learning experiences, and to provide a vehicle for assessing program outcomes. With the driving force of the globalization of the engineering profession, standards should be developed for mutual recognition of engineering education across the world, which is proving difficult to achieve.
Developments in Engineering EducationStandards: Advanced Curriculum Innovations will address engineering educations standards for the development of models for engineering education standards, and a widely acceptable approach to the curriculum design and development. The reference is composed of academics, professionals, researchers, and students working in the area of engineering education.
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