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| Title: | A model-driven multi-year assessment of a software development project for engineering instruction |
| Author (s): | Hall, Richard H. Philpot, Timothy A. Hubing, N. Flori Jr, Ralph E. Yellamraju, V. |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Business & Information Technology Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) Geological Sciences & Engineering Information Science & Technology Interdisciplinary Engineering Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE |
| Keywords: | engineering education information technology instructional multimedia learning systems model-driven assessment multimedia systems project management societies and institutions software components software engineering |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| Citation: | Hall, R. H., T. A. Philpot, N. Hubing, R. E. Flori Jr., and V. Yellamraju. A Model-Driven Multi-Year Assessment of a Software Development Project for Engineering Instruction. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (June 2004): 9869-9890. |
| Abstract: | This paper is a review of a series of evaluation studies that were utilized to inform and evaluate a large scale instructional software development project at-the university of Missouri - Rolla entitled "Taking the Next Step in Engineering Education: Integrating Educational Software and Active Learning." This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), and was carried out over the last four years. The assessment was carried out under the auspices of UMR's Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation (LITE), and guided by the LITE model for evaluation of learning technologies. The fundamental premise of the model is that evaluation should consist of the triangulation of multiple research methodologies and measurement tools. Five representative evaluation studies, consisting of eight experiments, are presented here. The studies range from initial research consisting of basic experimentation and usability testing; to applied research conducted within the class room; to a large multi-nation cross-cultural applied-dissemination survey conducted during the last semester of the project. The results indicate that the instructional multimedia developed in this project can have a substantial positive impact in enhancing fundamental engineering classes. Further, the research also indicates that the LITE model can be an effective tool for guiding a comprehensive evaluation program. |
| Type: | Article - Conference proceedings text |
| In Title: | Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Expostion |
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| title | A model-driven multi-year assessment of a software development project for engineering instruction |
| contributor.author | Hall, Richard H. |
| contributor.author | Philpot, Timothy A. |
| contributor.author | Hubing, N. |
| contributor.author | Flori Jr, Ralph E. |
| contributor.author | Yellamraju, V. |
| contributor.deptlab | Business & Information Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) |
| contributor.deptlab | Geological Sciences & Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Information Science & Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Interdisciplinary Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE |
| subject | engineering education |
| subject | information technology |
| subject | instructional multimedia |
| subject | learning systems |
| subject | model-driven assessment |
| subject | multimedia systems |
| subject | project management |
| subject | societies and institutions |
| subject | software components |
| subject | software engineering |
| date.issued | 2004 |
| publisher | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| identifier.citation | Hall, R. H., T. A. Philpot, N. Hubing, R. E. Flori Jr., and V. Yellamraju. A Model-Driven Multi-Year Assessment of a Software Development Project for Engineering Instruction. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (June 2004): 9869-9890. |
| description.abstract | This paper is a review of a series of evaluation studies that were utilized to inform and evaluate a large scale instructional software development project at-the university of Missouri - Rolla entitled "Taking the Next Step in Engineering Education: Integrating Educational Software and Active Learning." This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), and was carried out over the last four years. The assessment was carried out under the auspices of UMR's Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation (LITE), and guided by the LITE model for evaluation of learning technologies. The fundamental premise of the model is that evaluation should consist of the triangulation of multiple research methodologies and measurement tools. Five representative evaluation studies, consisting of eight experiments, are presented here. The studies range from initial research consisting of basic experimentation and usability testing; to applied research conducted within the class room; to a large multi-nation cross-cultural applied-dissemination survey conducted during the last semester of the project. The results indicate that the instructional multimedia developed in this project can have a substantial positive impact in enhancing fundamental engineering classes. Further, the research also indicates that the LITE model can be an effective tool for guiding a comprehensive evaluation program. |
| type | Article - Conference proceedings |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
| rights | No full text allowed |
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| relation.isPartOf | Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Expostion |
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