Assessment Instruments

Engineering Skill Mastery Grade Sheet

[Work in Progress - Last Edited September 1998]
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the impact of the research experience on the student's mastery of critical skills involved in conducting research in engineering.

Student's Name: __________________________________________________________________

Project Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Date of Evaluation [mm/dd/yy]: _____/_____/_____

Demographics (optional):

Based on your interactions with the student working on the above research project, check the appropriate letter grade for the level of mastery you believe the student has achieved so far with respect to the following:

SKILL Poor
<= D		 Adequate
C		 Good
B		 Excellent
A		 Distinguished
A+
Understands engineering concepts




Able to consider potential end users/realistic conditions of use




Able to consider/weigh environmental impacts




Understands a "workable", economically feasible solution




Understands the related literature




Able to form a hypothesis




Able to design an experiment




Able to recognize the need for single experiment vs. replication




Able to recognize the need for controls




Able to use controls correctly




Able to interpret data/recognize its limitations




Able to relate results to the "bigger picture"




Able to reformulate a hypothesis




Able to think independently




Able to communicate results orally




Able to communicate results in writing




Able to consider/address relevant ethical issues




Able to act professionally




Able to balance research and other responsibilities




OUTCOMES / FOLLOW-THROUGH PROCEDURES:

Specific comments as to how the research experience is helping or hindering the student's skill acquisition:








Comments and strategies for improvement conveyed to student (date [mm/dd/yy]:_____/_____/_____ ):









This instrument was derived from:
"Designing an Evaluation Plan for Assessing the Undergraduate Research Experience", oral presentation by Linda Blockus, Seventh National Council on Undergraduate Research Conference, June 1998.
"Judging Guidelines & Evaluation Criteria", distributed by Science Service, Washington, D.C., 1997-1998, as part of the Intel ISEF Judging Guide for International Science and Engineering Fair participants.
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