Resumen de Towards a Reliable Assessment of Engineering In‐house Practical Training Courses:: A Case Study of Method‐in‐action
This article illustrates how current assessment practice can be modified and implemented to match course objectives and promote active learning, and the discussion is based on the second year In‐House Practical Training (IHPT) short course in the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. The present practice in assessment is reviewed first, followed by personal reflections on the assessment procedure. Suggestions are made to enhance the reliability and validity of such assessments, through the use of objective lists for students, guidelines for the assessors/supervisors and appropriate implementations. This proposal aims to ensure consistency of assessment not only among supervisors but also in an individual supervisor.
