Assessing students’ practical intelligence in handson electrical laboratory via psychomotor domain by using engineers automated testing kit

Abstract

Experience in the engineering lab is important for engineering students in which they can improve the understanding of engineering concepts in theory they have learned. The author does not known what really occur in typical laboratory although the purpose of the laboratory is to gain experience and learn the craft. The student will develop practical intelligence either intentionally or unintentionally, when perform the tasks in laboratory. Psychomotor domain is likely related to practical experience gained by engineering students that perform hands-on laboratory class. The task in psychomotor domain might be able to be measured in effectively by compare the learning utility of hands-on laboratory class. In this research, the authors proposed of using Engineers Automated Testing Kit in testing practical experience (psychomotor domain) after performing laboratory classes. The practical exercise with the Testing Kit has demonstrated that first year electrical engineering student’s (experiment group) gained significant practical experience from laboratory class and able to score significantly compared to the control group. This technique can provide a means to measure that elusive component in the engineering lab experience is also known by most of people as "practical experience". Methodologies and detail results for this research are described in this paper.