Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Y. Scales, North Carolina State University; Terri E. Varnado, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

andexploring topics, and electronic document sharing, to name a few. The devices that can beutilized for education also are shifting. Students and instructors have access to information andinstruction not only from a desktop or laptop computer, but also digital tablets, smart phones, anddedicated readers. However, the form of delivery is not as important as the design of theinstruction. Technology does not automatically improve instruction unless the instructiondelivered through the technology is designed to be better. A number of studies havedemonstrated that the technology alone does not improve students’ learning and has nosignificant impact on student achievement. Researchers insist that these studies are asking thewrong question8. They state