The development of a psychometric test aimed at aligning students to a range of professional roles

Authors

Darren Brian Carthy, Technological University DublinFollow
Brian Bowe, Technological University DublinFollow
Kevin Gaughan, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, 5.1 PSYCHOLOGY, 5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, Social sciences, 6.5 OTHER HUMANITIES

Publication Details

Originally published in: UK & IE Engineering Education Network 6th Annual Symposium

Abstract

Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), working as part of the PREFER project, a European commission funded project, have developed a psychometric test in order to better align engineering students to three distinct professional roles within industry. This paper reports on the development process of the test, which took place between February and August of 2018.

Recommended Citation

Carthy, Bowe & Gaughan (2018) The development of a psychometric test aimed at aligning students to a range of professional roles, Proceedings of the 6th UK & IE Engineering Education Network Symposium, 1-2 November 2018, Portsmouth, UK

Funder

European Commission