Towards skill-based evaluation in a hybrid learning context: an experience in Aircraft Maintenance

Abstract

COVID-19 forced Higher Education to take place virtually. The evaluation process was particularly sensitive, mainly if it involved written tests. Still, it posed an opportunity to revise learning activities and evaluations. The Aircraft Maintenance course at UPV was driven from a content-based evaluation toward a skill-based one, replacing an open-answer test with a thorough assignment. Student grades and surveys motivated the perpetuation of the activity once students were back in a classroom.

Keywords

• skill-based evaluation
• hybrid learning
• aircraft maintenance
• written reports