Design, Development and Implantation of Self-Assessment Tools in the Subject of Manufacturing Engineering in Engineering Degrees at the University of Malaga

Abstract:

At the presented work, the results obtained by the implementation of self-assessment tools in the subject of Manufacturing Engineering are analyzed. This is the first subject that has been taught by the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Processes at the University of Malaga in all new engineering degrees within the EHEA framework. First, weak points related to the criteria, tools and evaluation methods have been identified, which were detected during the first year teaching the subject. In order to improve the academic outcomes, new evaluation methods and additional assessment tools have been developed. For this purpose, ICT based tools have been used to support teaching. Finally, the academic results after its implantation have been compared with those previously obtained. As a result, an increase in the number of students who passed the exams together with an improvement in the average marks has been observed, as well as a reduction in the number of student skipping the final exam.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 853)
• Pages: 24-29
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.853.24
• Online since: April 2016
• Authors: Francisco Javier Trujillo Vilches*, María Jesús Martín Sánchez, Francisco de Sales Martín Fernández, Lorenzo Sevilla Hurtado
• Keywords: EHEA, ICT Tools, Manufacturing Engineering, Self-Assessment Tools

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