A design attribute framework for course planning and learning assessment

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-199

  Safoutin, Michael J ^b   Atman, Cynthia J ^a,b   Adams, Robin ^b   Rutar, Teodora ^b   Kramlich, John C ^b   Fridley, James L ^b  

^a IEEE

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Engineering design; Surveys

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; SURVEYS;

ENGINEERING DESIGN; LEARNING ASSESSMENT; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0034188016     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/13.848072     Document Type: Article

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