2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Workshop: Introduction to Adaptive Comparative Judgement: A Holistic Assessment tool for Design Problems

Presented at Technical Session M4C

Abstract
This workshop is an interactive session where participants will experience an exciting approach for holistically assessing design problems, Adaptive Comparative Judgement (ACJ). ACJ is an adaptive software tool that can be used by students and faculty to assess students’ work holistically and reliably. This tool can be used to reduce the grading load associated with project work and reduce the time taken to grade and provide feedback to students. The goal of this workshop is to introduce participants to the ACJ approach. The process underpinning the ACJ software tool will be explored, and participants will be taken through the procedure of setting up an ACJ session and given the opportunity to experience the process of assessment using the ACJ tool. Following this hands-on experience of ACJ, participants and facilitators will discuss the possible benefits and challenges of using ACJ in a formative and summative assessment capacity with first-year engineering students. Workshop attendees will require a device that is wireless fidelity enabled.

Authors

Dr. Clodagh Reid http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8593-1730 Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest [biography]

PhD in spatial ability and problem solving in engineering education from Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest. Graduated in 2017 from the University of Limerick with a B. Tech (Ed.). Member of Technology Education Research Group (TERG).
Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby University of Cincinnati [biography]

Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mec
Mr. Gibin Raju http://orcid.org/https://0000-0003-2559-6931 University of Cincinnati [biography]

Gibin Raju is a graduate student pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering Education Studies with the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests are focused on spatial visualization, engineering design, cognition, problem-solving, stem accessibility issues, workforce development, STEM education, and education practices.
Dr. Niall Seery http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-4753 Technological University of the Shannon [biography]

Dr. Niall Seery is also the Director of the Technology Education Research Group (TERG) and is a Guest Professor in Technology Education at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

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