Conference Session

Sustainability in AEC and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

skilled at literature reviews. To overcome this deficiency, we have instituted a new research methods course for seniors, which is co- taught by an Architectural Engineering Professor as well as an English Professor. Another resource is the research librarian at the university library; we have asked them to make a targeted presentation to our students. Finally, we have developed a research guide, which we handed out to students to show the proper format for report writing, and it contains suggestions of how to use engineering databases and what not to do when using internet resources.AssessmentInitial assessment is subjective. It is tantamount to making sure some progress is being made.This is conducted

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

sources to assess and improve both individualstudent learning and a program-wide approach to reflection is an effective way of assessment.Ash used two tools to guide the process of reflective writing in two courses. Associated rubricswere used to evaluate the quality of thinking demonstrated in the written reflection. Ash’s resultssuggest that these tools can improve students’ higher order reasoning abilities and criticalthinking skills relative to academic enhancement, civic engagement, and personal growth. As aresult, students can improve the overall quality of their thinking and learning. Based on thisresearch finding, reflective journals were used as a data source to assess learning outcomes anddraw cognitive maps, which is the purpose of