Evaluation Process in Engineering and Computer Education

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Evaluation Process in Engineering and Computer
Education

• Clara Amelia de Oliveira
• INE-CTC-UFSC
• Brazil

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• Engineering and computer education searches for
  new professional profile due to globalization
  phenomena.

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Educational systems

• Traditional system
• Sequential curricula
  1basic sciences disciplines (maths physics
  computer programming) 2
  professional disciplines (projects).

• Open system
• Inverted curricula professional
  themes/projects (projects since begginerslevel)
  Basic sciences subjects
  specialized topics (mathsphysicscomputer
  programming).

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Educational systems and students
evaluationDirective 1(Knowledge approach)

• Traditional Students evaluation Knowledge
  approach from parts to the whole perspective
  ( parts ? whole)

• Open Students evaluation Kowledge approach from
  whole to refined parts
  ( whole ? parts)

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Example of Directive 1Knowledge approach in
evaluation issue

• Traditional evaluation task
  calculate factorial of number N.
  

• Open evaluation task calculate
  a rainfall data interpolation value from a
  meteorological station (Meteorological theme/
  engineering project). Use Gregory Newton formula
  (which has factorial of number N denominator).
  

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Educational systems and students
evaluationDirective 2 (Time dimension)

• Traditional Students evaluation task
  one examination activity final note
  ________________
  
  evaluation event

• Open Students evaluation task
  multiple examination activities final note
  _________________ evaluation
  process

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Example of Directive 2Time dimension in
evaluation issueA piece of a computer program
algorithm

• Traditional evaluation task
  unic written task final note about the issue.
• Open evaluation task several tasks
  final note about the issue.
  Step 1 algorithm
  Step2 computer implementation and review
  Step3 assotiation
  between piece of program and the whole program
  and project Step
  4 development of adequate documentation
  Step5 presentation of the whole
  project.

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Educational systems and students
evaluationDirective 3 (objective x open
evaluation issues)

• Traditional Students evaluation Specific
  technical character

• Open Students evaluation Subjective character
  about technical questions

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Example of Directive 3objective x open
evaluation issues

• Traditional evaluation task
  objective evaluation issue (technical/
  mathematical,...)
• Open evaluation task subjective
  evaluation issue (opinion,feeling, question
  creation...)

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Conclusions

• Students Evaluation subject belongs to the whole
  Educational System. It is deep affected by
  generic pedagogic decisions of educational
  system
• Thematic Knowledge Approach is a kind of Open
  Educational model and it operates harmonic way
  with open students evaluation spirit
• Students Creative Thinking is stimulated by Open
  Students Evaluation spirit
• It is possible to apply Open Students Evaluation
  criteria also in very traditional educational
  systems but potentiality of results is dependent
  from educational system choice
• New perspective in Education can be built over
  traditional view. It is a positive way because
  everyone acquires and nobody looses somthing
• Evolution is more feasible than revolution in
  education
• The Open Students Directives respect Diversity
  value in education.
• Open spirit in Engineering and Computer Science
  Education help to arrive to new profesisonal
  profile due to globalization phenomena.