A Holistic Approach to Assess Learning Outcome Attainment Levels for Engineering Programs

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present a holistic approach to continuously evaluate the cognitive, affective and behavioral aspects of student’s learning in engineering programs. An attempt has been made to develop a concrete operating model to appraise the learning outcomes of the engineering graduates. The methodology has been implemented and accepted optimistically by all teachers and learners, as it provides a continuous evaluation approach in terms of timely assessment and feedback on their learning outcomes. It assists educators in devising methods and rules to support every student depending on their learning capabilities and to show that success is for all. Engagement is ensured at each Course level, Program level and also at Campus level for all teachers and learners. Data is pulled every semester for Courses up for assessment based on internal evaluation and end semester result. Survey feedbacks are collected from all prime stake holders viz. students, parents, alumni, employers periodically and actions are planned. Course Outcomes and Program Outcomes are evaluated for a particular batch of students. The methodology is explained, taking one pass out batch of the Electronics & Communication Engineering program at our institute as a sample. The analytics report gives an insight into effective teaching learning model and a comprehensive assessment tool to measure learning outcomes attainment level at our campus with the prime objective of enhancing employability of our graduates.