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The Development of a Concept Inventory for Engineering Graphics

Nozaki, Steven Y
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4733-246X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492700458180303

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Teaching and Learning.
Graphics education has been a central component in the engineering course of study. As technology advances, so have the methods in which graphics are expressed and practiced. Though the of media of graphics education have evolved, the concepts of the field remain relatively consistent. Tools are needed to measure students’ comprehension, regardless of current instructional practices. Concept inventories are an example of such a tool that can be used in graphics education to provide a stable mechanism of gauging student understanding. Concept inventories are assessment instruments that can be used to help identify concepts that students understand, and identify which misconceptions are most prevalent. Concept inventories can also be used in an evaluative manner to aid in course design and assessment. Concept inventories have been developed for other fields and have found to lead to curriculum and pedagogical reform. Currently, there is no widespread agreed upon and validated instrument to use in engineering graphics and related courses to assess learning of fundamental concepts. This study describes the first recorded attempt at the development of a concept inventory for engineering graphics on a national scale. Using established methods for instrument development as guidelines, a concept inventory for engineering graphics was created. The final version of the instrument consists of thirty items that measure understanding across five fundamental concepts. Additional statistical analysis of the data will provide guidance on efficient use of the instrument in the future.
Sheryl Sorby (Advisor)
Paul Post (Committee Member)
Lin Ding (Committee Member)
Kathleen Harper (Other)
207 p.
Educational Tests and Measurements
engineering education; engineering graphics; concept inventory; educational assessment

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  • Nozaki, S. Y. (2017). The Development of a Concept Inventory for Engineering Graphics [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492700458180303

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nozaki, Steven. The Development of a Concept Inventory for Engineering Graphics. 2017. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492700458180303.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nozaki, Steven. "The Development of a Concept Inventory for Engineering Graphics." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492700458180303

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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