Open AccessDESCRIBING AND MEASURING THE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE BASED USING CONCEPT DOMAINS
Author(s) -
Jean M. Grove,
Marios A. Ioannidis,
D. M. Wright
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.10380
Subject(s) - knowledge base , property (philosophy) , graduation (instrument) , computer science , base (topology) , curriculum , computation , subject (documents) , concept inventory , concept map , knowledge management , mathematics education , data science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , epistemology , algorithm , psychology , mathematical analysis , pedagogy , philosophy , geometry , library science
Abstract – We describe the chemical engineering knowledge base in terms of five distinct concept domains: i) mathematics and computation, ii) conservation, iii) equilibrium and spontaneity, iv) rates, and v) the structure and property of materials. These concept domains underpin the curriculum and evolve from disparate subject domains presented in the first year into a cohesive whole by graduation. The knowledge base for chemical engineering can thus be expressed in terms of achieving threshold concepts related to each of these domains.
This formulation of the knowledge base suggests that it may be examined using concept inventory testing. We provide examples of how such testing can be implemented in order to produce meaningful data on students’ level of concept attainment. We believe that this approach may be of interest to others as a robust and sustainable method for the ongoing assessment of CEAB Graduate Attribute 1.