A Study on the Process of ISO-Based Capstone Design Class in the Engineering Field

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze for process of capstone design class based on ISO in engineering. Based on results from literature review, this study clarifies a theoretical ground for ‘process of capstone design class based on ISO’. Initial items to measure this concept were verified by content analysis and then finalized. After a pilot test done with 887 college students, gathered data were analyzed by item selection and exploratory factor analysis to verify their validity. Next, the main test implemented with 1,228 college students was analyzed with exploratory factor analysis using the method for rotation based on maximum likelihood analysis and direct oblimin for validating the final items to measure ‘process of capstone design class based on ISO’. As a result, the scale for ‘process of capstone design class based on ISO’ consists of 40 items to measure the following four factors: reflective observation, reflective abstract, active experiment and experiential awareness. Criterion-related validity were performed at last to check this scale’s theoretical construct. In conclusion, this study concluded that the constructs for process of capstone design class based on ISO could be generalized and applicable to other samples.