Evaluation of Engineering Education Research: Emerging Issues and Promising Developments. Workshop Report

摘要

On May 29 and 30, 2008, the National Science Foundation (NSF) convened a small group of eminent scientists and practitioners to discuss opportunities and challenges facing research in engineering education and its evaluation. Through a carefully structured dialogue, participants identified a number of factors driving contemporary research strategies - both in engineering education and in evaluation. (See Appendix A for the workshop agenda.) Workshop organizers encouraged participants to 'think outside the box' as they explored ways NSF could adapt new tools and methods to evaluate and promote the integration of advances in engineering education research into practice.