Ana Belén González Rogado

Assessment of a blended-learning methodology in engineering

The content of this presentation highlights the importance of an active learning methodology in engineering university degrees in Spain. We present some of the outcomes from an experimental study carried out during the academic years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 with engineering students (Technical Industrial Engineering: Mechanics, Civical Design Engineering: Civical Building, Technical Architecture and Technical Engineering on Computer Management) at the University of Salamanca. In this research, we select a subject which is common for the four degrees: Computer Science. This study has the aim of contributing to the improvement of education and teaching methods for a better performance of students in engineering.

Application of rubric in learning assessment: a proposal of application for engineering students

This experience shows the use of rubrics as an orientation learning tool as well as a criteria-evaluative one in several topics of Engineering Branch. The data were obtained analysing the academic students results, the assessment of the experience given by teachers and the information obtained from the satisfaction surveys filled out by students.

Reducing student risks in the laboratory protocol assessment

The objective of this article is the evaluation of the work methodology proposed for a teaching laboratory designed to reduce the risks associated with the work of students in the laboratory. This design establishes protocols for action which with the help of mobile technology seek to enable students to incorporate preventive attitudes to their work routines in order to minimise the risks associated with their own work in the laboratory and to include safety regulations connected with the labels of the chemical reactants being handled. The work was carried out in the Food Technology laboratories of the Higher Polytechnic School of Zamora of the University of Salamanca.

New technologies applied to the development of risk prevention competency in engineering students

The aim of this article is to describe the work that has been carried out prior to a practical experiment in the Food Technology laboratories of the Polytechnic School of Zamora (Escuela Politécnica Superior de Zamora, EPSZ). We report the stages followed in the drafting of the practical guide to the subject, the materials used, and the sections comprising it. The guide has been drawn up with the intention of allowing the student to acquire and include in his/her work routines habits that minimise risks in the carrying out of his/her laboratory activities.

Application of New Assessment Tools in Engineering Studies: The Rubric

This paper reports an experiment in the application of rubrics, as an assessment tool, in different degree courses in the fields of engineering and architecture. This paper involved five subjects, seven teachers, and a total of 170 students. We analyze the scores obtained by the students and the degree of satisfaction of both the students and teachers, based on questionnaires developed specifically for this purpose.