Assessment in engineering education: Evolution, approaches and future collaborations

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-25

  Olds, Barbara M ^a   Moskal, Barbara M ^a   Miller, Ronald L ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Engineering education; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULA; DATA REDUCTION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; TEACHING;

ASSESSMENT; COLLABORATIONS; EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 14244256417     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00826.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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