Rossiter, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-1336-0633 (2020) Concepts of threshold assessment for a first course in control engineering. In: Gonçalves, J.A., Braz-César, M. and Coelho, J.P., (eds.) CONTROLO 2020: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing. Controlo 2020: 14th International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing, 01-03 Jul 2020, Bragança, Portugal. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 695 . Springer , pp. 1-11. ISBN 9783030586522
Abstract
This paper focuses on the combined challenge of encouraging students to engage with learning and assessment of their competence levels. A core challenge for many staff is the need to distinguish different levels of learning, and to evidence core competence clearly, especially for students with lower marks. This paper proposes a novel assessment strategy which separates core competencies from the more challenging application of the learning in engineering problem solving. The assessment design is efficient for staff and students and allows a reduction in student stress levels while simultaneously giving them strong incentives to adopt good working practices. Evaluation evidence is given to demonstrate the efficacy of the approach.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Gonçalves J.A., Braz-César M., Coelho J.P. (eds) CONTROLO 2020. CONTROLO 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 695. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Assessment; learning outcomes; student stress; student engagement |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2020 09:39 |
Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-58653-9_1 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160808 |