Abstract
A capstone project is a culminating experience that entails creativity, critical thinking, and advanced problem-solving skills. To that end, capstone projects enable students to prove their abilities, demonstrate their attained skills, and carry out a significant project in their field. In Computer Science Bachelor programs, there is a strong mapping between learning outcomes of capstone projects and all student learning outcomes. This paper presents an assessment framework for capstone courses that allows for sound evaluations of the performance of students and project qualities; besides assessing the student outcomes of the program. The developed framework comprises criteria, indicators, extensive analytic rubrics, and a summative statistical formulation. The presented course and framework are supported by the results, analysis, and evaluation of a pilot study for a single institution to explore the effectiveness of the proposed tool.
Highlights
Capstone projects are a rich resource for assessing the level of attainment of student outcomes and in most of the knowledge acquired by students during their study
We develop a framework to assess the learning outcomes of capstone projects (CPs), and the mapping that binds them to Student Outcomes (SOs) at the program level
Upon incorporating the suggested modifications to the rubric, the proposed framework is ready for deployment within Computer Science Programs that are aligned with ABET requirements and ACM recommendations
Summary
Capstone projects are a rich resource for assessing the level of attainment of student outcomes and in most of the knowledge acquired by students during their study. Evaluators would be employing different evaluation strategies inspired by the wide spectrum reflecting the versatility in their expertise Another challenge is that a capstone project covers all student outcomes. It is very important to develop a capstone project assessment tool that will address the above challenges. One should base this tool on performance criteria that adhere to the capstone project, its learning outcomes. We develop a framework to assess the learning outcomes of capstone projects (CPs), and the mapping that binds them to Student Outcomes (SOs) at the program level.
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