Get set for success: using online self-assessments to motivate first year engineering students to engage in and manage their learning [Final report]
Project report
Title | Get set for success: using online self-assessments to motivate first year engineering students to engage in and manage their learning [Final report] |
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Report Type | Project report |
Authors | Burton, Lorelle (Author), Dowling, David (Author) and Albion, Majella (Author) |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Number of Pages | 82 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Australia Office for Learning and Teaching |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9781743614839 |
9781743614846 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://engcat.usq.edu.au/ |
Abstract | Using online self-assessments to motivate first year engineering students to engage in and manage their learning project aimed to address the looming skills shortage in the Australian engineering profession by better identifying the key factors underpinning student success in transitioning to engineering studies. This information could then be used to develop tools and strategies to: The two-year project built on King (2008) and Godfrey and King's (2011) Australian and Learning Teaching Council (ALTC) projects which aimed at developing strategies to build student numbers in engineering programs and improve progression and graduation rates. This project was designed to help students make an informed career choice and successfully transition to university life. It focused on better understanding the traits and skill sets that typically are suited to engineering studies by identifying key factors that predict success in the first year program. |
Keywords | studying engineering; career counselling; career choice; online self-test; students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
390404. Educational counselling | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Engineering Education Research Group | |
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2w78/get-set-for-success-using-online-self-assessments-to-motivate-first-year-engineering-students-to-engage-in-and-manage-their-learning-final-report
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