Assessing Student Learning Using the Constructor Qualification Examination in US Accredited Programs  

作　　者：Keith Everette Sylvester 

机构地区：[1]Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences, Western Kentucky University, Kentucky 42101, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture》2012年第11期1473-1481,共9页土木工程与建筑（英文版）

摘　　要：Today, construction management programs face growing academic accountability resulting in the need to define new program outcomes to measure student learning. In most cases, student learning is analyzed only within the context of an academic program using survey methods which do not accurately quantify overall student learning. Contrary to this condition, construction management programs increasingly require students to take level lofthe nationally administered CQE （constructor qualification exam） upon graduation. However, little or no analysis of this data is conducted beyond basic interpretation of the national and program averages provided by the testing agency. Providing a statistical approach to analyze this data and to propose recommended strategies for its improvement, this research develops and investigates statistical methods to analyze the national test data as a program assessment tool for student learning. Specifically, this work seeks to develop performance standards and expectations for students when taking the CQE exam, to define correlations between student GPA （grade point average） and student performance on the CQE exam. Likewise, this work presents methods to identify program weakness and strategies for improvement by comparing the CQE Level 1 exam with ACCE （American council for construction education） accreditation standards.

关 键 词：Construction management ASSESSMENT student learning 

分 类 号：TU-4[建筑科学] G643[文化科学—高等教育学]