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 Improving the Conceptual Mastery of Engineering Students in High Enrollment Engineering Courses through Oral Exams

Project Overview

The goals of this project are to (1) determine how to design and implement oral exams to maximize the benefit and address the challenges; (2) to develop and implement training modules for the instructional team that will aid them in effectively administering oral exams.

 

We aim to answer the following questions: 

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  • What is the impact of oral exams on student learning?

  • How to design and implement oral exams to maximize the benefit of oral exams and address the challenges?

  • How well has the instructor and instructional assistants training program prepared them to successfully deploy oral exams in their engineering courses?

What Do Students Say About Oral Exams?

"I see the TAs and the Professor less as test administrators and more as a teacher that wants to help me and see me succeed."

National Science Foundation Funding

Improving the Conceptual Mastery of Engineering Students in High Enrollment Engineering Courses through Oral Exams

Award Number: No. 2044472

Principle Investigator: Huihui Qi

Co-Principal Investigators: Curt Schurgers, Nathan Delson, Carolyn Sandoval, Marko Lubarda

Organization: University of California San Diego

Project Period: January 15, 2021 to December 31, 2023

Award Amount: $298,659.00

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