Is Accreditation an Opportunity for Positive Change or a Mirage?

Uziak, J.; Oladiran, M. Tunde; Walczak, Magdalena; Giżejowski, M.

doi:10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000172

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“…The ability of science literacy is the ability to obtain scientific evidence, analyze and interpret it to obtain meaningful conclusions [13]. The learning models that can be used to increase science literacy are Problem Base Learning [14] and Project Base Learning [15,16].…”

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The development of scientific literacy assessment to measure student’s scientific literacy skills in energy theme

Rusilowati

Nugroho

Susilowati

et al. 2018

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Abstract. The research were aimed to develop and find out of validity, reliability, characteristic of scientific literacy assessment, and find out of the profile of students' scientific literacy skills in Energy themed. The research is conducted in 7 th grade of Secondary School at Demak, Central of Java Indonesia. The research design used R&D (Research and Development). The results of the research showed that the scientific literacy assessment was valid and reliable with 0.68 value in the first try out and 0.73 value in the last try out. The characteristics of the scientific literacy assessment are the difficulty index and the discrimination power. The difficulty index and distinguishing are 56.25% easy, 31.25% medium, and 12.5% very difficult with good discrimination power. The proportion of category of scientific literacy as the body of knowledge, the science as a way of investigating, science as a way of thinking, and the interaction among science, environment, technology, and society was 37.5%:25%:18.75%:18.75%. The highest to the lowest profile of students' scientific literacy skills at Secondary School Demak was 72% in the category of science as a way of thinking and the lowest was 59% in the category of science as the body of knowledge.

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Section: (4) the Interaction Among Science Technology And Societymentioning

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The development of scientific literacy assessment to measure student’s scientific literacy skills in energy theme

Rusilowati

Nugroho

Susilowati

et al. 2018

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…This objective of the founding signatories of the Washington Accord resonates with the view held by Uziak et al (2014) who asserted that accreditation by any signatory to the Washington Accord guarantees international recognition. However, Lucena et al (2008) previously acknowledged that the increased mobility of engineers creates difficult challenges to country-based systems.…”

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“…There are a number of national institutions with provisional signatory status. Uziak et al (2014) affirmed that international recognition is becoming increasingly important for graduates in developing countries, which could explain the growing list of signatories to the Washington Accord.…”

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“…A comprehensive history of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) also covers these aspects of engineering accreditation and professional licensure (NCEES 2004). Uziak et al (2014) also described accreditation as a fundamental quality-assurance mechanism for engineering education and as an important step for international benchmarking and particularly important for graduates of developing countries. Prados et al (2005) examined the role of accreditation in facilitating global professional mobility of engineers and concluded that the ABET, through instruments such as mutual recognition agreements, assistance in the development of leader accreditation processes and systems, and substantial equivalency evaluations, has emerged as a leader in providing a useful framework for evaluating equivalence of diverse engineering credentials.…”

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The Washington Accord and U.S. Licensing Boards

Anwar¹,

Richards

2015

J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract.

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Abstract:The Washington Accord known as a mutual recognition agreement between national engineering regulatory bodies was signed in 1989 by six founding signatories. Through this mutual recognition agreement the signatories recognize that the formal educational programs accredited by the respective signatories are substantially equivalent. The stated objective of the Washington Accord is to ease the path of engineering graduates to professional registration or licensing in different jurisdictions. Since 1989, the signatories to the Washington Accord has increased threefold with an additional five countries as currently provisional signatories. This rapid expansion is a reflection of the need for international recognition of educational qualifications and competency across borders in an increasingly globalized world. Engineering accreditation bodies, particularly in developing countries, are proactively seeking recognition and mobility of their graduates. Within this context, the Washington Accord celebrates 25 years and charts a course for the next 25 years. This paper examines in detail the position of the U.S. licensing boards on the Washington Accord. It is concluded that with respect to the U.S. licensing boards, the Washington Accord has made only modest inroads in its first 25 years and needs to set a much more ambitious path for the next 25 to achieve truly reciprocal mobility.

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“…To gain the capability of developing new technology, processing and production, industry design and organized management, undergraduates should attend the basic training of science research, process technology, engineering design methods, and production management and computer application in the discipline of mineral processing engineering [10]. The courses for training include public basic course, academic courses, professional basic courses, professional oriented courses and practical courses.…”

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Development of Mineral Processing Engineering Education in WUST

Qian¹,

Fu²,

Chen³

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education, Management, Information and Mechanical Engineering (EMIM 2017)

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Abstract. Mineral processing which plays a key role in steel industry, is giving more and more attention and mineral processing engineering education has been given high priority in China. Lack of mineral resource and pollution has baffled the economy development of China. Taking the personnel training of metallurgy mineral resources processing and utilization as a background, the development of mineral processing engineering education in Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) is introduced in this paper. The faculty group, laboratory and scientific research conditions of the discipline are presented. The personnel training scheme of the subject, the courses system, student criterion are also discussed, and how to cultivate excellent graduates in mineral processing engineering field to meet the demand of high education internationalization are discussed.

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Is Accreditation an Opportunity for Positive Change or a Mirage?

Cited by 12 publications

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The development of scientific literacy assessment to measure student’s scientific literacy skills in energy theme

The development of scientific literacy assessment to measure student’s scientific literacy skills in energy theme

The Washington Accord and U.S. Licensing Boards

Development of Mineral Processing Engineering Education in WUST

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