Validity, reliability and the assessment of engineering education

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-354

  Moskal, Barbara M ^a   Leydens, Jon A ^a   Pavelich, Michael J ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENGINEERS; EVALUATION; HANDBOOKS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; RELIABILITY; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; EDUCATORS; FRAMEWORKS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 1642420895     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2002.tb00714.x     Document Type: Article

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