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Higher educational institutions around the world are integrating project based learning into their teaching methodologies. Despite its many advantages coupled with its increasing popularity, the project based learning approach has encountered difficulties in its implementation and assessment due to a diverse range of complexities. These complexities in the application of project based learning necessitates a qualitative assessment methodology that can assess the effectiveness its implementation and serve to improve future iterations of the exercise. This paper aims to increase the effectiveness of project based learning approach by building on student’s feedback through a comprehensive questionnaire. The questionnaire maps twenty questions with four outcomes through fifteen attributes. Each attribute was linked to at least two questions, while each question on average contributed to the evaluation of three attributes. This research will enhance the learning process in a way that students can apply their knowledge more effectively by providing a comprehensive methodology for project based learning assessment using the provided questionnaire. The selected outcomes and attributes are based on complex engineering problems and will be directly relevant to any engineering curriculum.
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Ali, S., Sajid, M., Ayaz, Y., Asgher, U. (2021). A Methodology for Integrating Project Based Learning Outcomes and Attributes via Questionnaire. In: Ayaz, H., Asgher, U. (eds) Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1201. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51041-1_49
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