Get Set for Success: An update on the EngCAT project

Lorelle J Burton; David G Dowing; Lydia Kavanagh; Liza O'Moore; Tim Aubrey; David Lowe; Janelle Wilkes; Rex Glencross-Grant; William McBride

Abstract

In 2011, the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) funded a national project entitled "Get set for success: Using online self-assessments to motivate first year engineering students to engage in and manage their learning". This research project aims to identify factors that lead to success in first year engineering studies. The project will deliver a prototype model of the Engineering Career Appraisal Tool (EngCAT), an online educational resource that enables individuals to self-assess their cognitive (e.g., spatial, mathematical, and technical skills) and non-cognitive (e.g., personality traits, career interests and approaches to learning) abilities. Initial data have been collected and some initial results are available for the EngCAT project. Commencing engineering students across five Australian universities completed cognitive and non-cognitive tests to help them self-assess their readiness for the programs and to empower them with self-awareness and learning skills.

Original language	English
Pages	123-124
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2012
Event	AAEE 2012: 23rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference - The Profession of Engineering Education: Advancing Teaching, Research and Careers - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 3 Dec 2012 → 5 Dec 2012

Conference

Conference	AAEE 2012: 23rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference - The Profession of Engineering Education: Advancing Teaching, Research and Careers
City	Melbourne, Australia
Period	3/12/12 → 5/12/12

Keywords

Higher Education
Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy

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Burton, L. J., Dowing, D. G., Kavanagh, L., O'Moore, L., Aubrey, T., Lowe, D., Wilkes, J., Glencross-Grant, R., & McBride, W. (2012). Get Set for Success: An update on the EngCAT project. 123-124. Abstract from AAEE 2012: 23rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference - The Profession of Engineering Education: Advancing Teaching, Research and Careers, Melbourne, Australia. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15205

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Get Set for Success: An update on the EngCAT project. / Burton, Lorelle J; Dowing, David G; Kavanagh, Lydia et al.
2012. 123-124 Abstract from AAEE 2012: 23rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference - The Profession of Engineering Education: Advancing Teaching, Research and Careers, Melbourne, Australia.

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