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Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Engineering Working Group

Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Engineering Working Group. Aim. The working group aimed to support the engineering community in developing more appropriate ways of assessing the achievement of learning outcomes in the context of accreditation to UK SPEC. Objectives. to provide guidance,

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Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Engineering Working Group

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  1. Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Engineering Working Group

  2. Aim The working group aimed to support the engineering community in developing more appropriate ways of assessing the achievement of learning outcomes in the context of accreditation to UK SPEC.

  3. Objectives • to provide guidance, • to provide exemplars of good practice, • to engage key stakeholders to encourage the exchange and development of ideas.

  4. Members • Engineering Professors’ Council • Engineering Council UK • The Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre

  5. Activities • Regular Working Group meetings • Key stakeholders workshops • Lessons Learnt October 2006 • programme leaders and accreditation staff • Level Descriptors Guidelines – June 2007 • Programme Leaders workshop – September 2007 • Degree Accreditation workshop – October 2007 • European Conference – November 2008

  6. Resources • Guide to the Assessment of Learning Outcomes • Case studies – Curriculum Design and Assessment www.aloe.ac.uk

  7. Where next? • Facilitate the sharing of experiences • From programme leaders • From accreditation teams • Capture good assessment practices to include: • Assessment of team and group work • Assessment of sustainable design and sustainability • Assessment of creativity in design • Capture examples of how UK SPEC is informing curriculum design • Capturing experiences from other subject areas in standard setting • Provide evidence of attainment of different levels • Investigate the scope for professional development provision for accreditation teams

  8. Linking assessment of Learning Outcomes to e-portfolios • JISC and Higher Education Academy funded project • The easimap tool aims to: • improve formative assessment and feedback • enable academics to: • map assignment, module and programme learning outcomes to UK SPEC • map assessment of learning outcomes across programmes www.engsc.ac.uk/er/pdp/easimap.asp

  9. For more information about the group is available from www.aloe.ac.uk

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