1. Assessment of the Effectiveness of Engineering and Engineering Technology Curricula in the Context of Student Work Performance: A Quantitative Approach.
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Cedercreutz, Kettil, Cates, Cheryl, Miller, Richard, Newbold, Thomas, Todd, Anita, Maltbie, catherine, and Hua Zou
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JOB performance , *STANDARD deviations , *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering , *PERFORMANCE , *MORALE , *ORGANIZATIONAL citizenship behavior - Abstract
This publication focuses upon a quantitative approach to use co-op student work performance in a statistical process control setting. An assessment instrument originally developed to evaluate student progress provides scores reported in this paper using conventional tables and by plotting out individual measurement results in Mean Standard Deviation Matrixes (MSM) and Delta Mean Standard Deviation Matrixes (ΔMSM). The matrixes are used to give a picture of the level and uniformity of the performance of a student population. The case presented in this paper covers the performance of Civil and Environmental Engineering students. The researchers conclude that the instrument accurately reflects changes with regard to statistical significance and measurement certainty as long as there truly is a change in the measurand which supports the researchers' hypothesis that it is possible to generate statistically valid data for curricular development purposes using co-op student work performance data gathered via Assessment Instrument I. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011