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CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact Assessment and Evaluation of YEAR 1 OUTCOMES ( Implemented 1 and/or Projected ). 1 Levels at which Implemented ( i.e., F=Freshman, S=Senior). CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge.
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CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum ImpactAssessment and Evaluation ofYEAR 1 OUTCOMES (Implemented1and/or Projected ) 1 Levels at which Implemented ( i.e., F=Freshman, S=Senior)
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge • To be able to measure CRCD Intelligent Systems project curriculum impact, over time, on students’ Design Knowledge, benchmark measures were taken for: • Beginning Freshmen • Freshmen Ending 1st yr and also for • Seniors Beginning 1st semester of Aero Design • Seniors Ending 2nd semester of Aero Design • An adapted version of the TIDEE Team-Based Design Knowledge Assessment Test and Scoring Rubric was used to measure • Engineering Design Process • Teamwork • Communication.
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge:Team Design Process, Teamwork & Communication1 Freshman vs. Senior Baselines ( Early Fall 2001) Scores Scaled 0 – 5.5, with 0=no knowledge & 5.5=exceptional knowledge *Validity in question. Question universally misinterpreted. 1 TAMU AERO CRCD Adapted TIDEE Project Mid Program Assessment Instrument #1, Design knowledge
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge : Freshman Benchmarks Scores Scaled 0 – 5.5, with 0=no knowledge & 5.5=exceptional knowledge *Validity in question. Question universally misinterpreted. * .**Post Test was given to a different set of Freshman
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge : Senior Benchmarks Scores Scaled 0 – 5.5, with 0=no knowledge & 5.5=exceptional knowledge *Validity in question. Question universally misinterpreted. *
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge Gained in a First Semester Freshman Engineering Course • The TIDEE Team-Based Design Knowledge Assessment Test was given at the beginning of the first semester in a Freshman Engineering Class which incorporated a CRCD Intelligent Systems project. • The TIDEE Team-Based Design Reflective Essay was given at the end of that same first semester Freshman class . • Both measured knowledge of: • Engineering Design Process • Teamwork • Communication • First semester Freshman knowledge about engineering team-based design increased after completing their Intelligent Systems team projects (e.g. “Stiquito Projects”)
CRCD Intelligent Systems Curriculum Impact on Design Knowledge Gained in a First Semester Freshman Engineering Course Scores Scaled 0 – 5.5, with 0=no knowledge & 5.5=exceptional knowledge Pre-Test Pre-Test Pre-Test * *Validity in question. Question universally misinterpreted.
CRCD Intelligent Systems Class Design Projects Increased Freshmen’s knowledge about Engineering Team-Design Scores Scaled 0 – 5.5, with 0=no knowledge & 5.5=exceptional knowledge *Validity in question. Question universally misinterpreted. Pre-Test Pre-Test Pre-Test *