Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

A. C. Attar ¹, S. R. Kumbhar ², S. S. Kulkarni ³

Affiliations
1 QA, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, Dist. Sangli - 415 414 (MS), IN
2 Automobile Engg. Dept., Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, Dist. Sangli - 415 414 (MS), IN
3 Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, Dist. Sangli - 415 414 (MS), IN

Abstract

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous institution, established by the UGC in 1994. The primary objective of NAAC is to assess and accredit institutions of higher learning with an objective of helping them to work continuously to improve the quality of education. According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), India, only about 10-11% of the population in the relevant age-group is enrolled in higher education, and a mere 5% graduate with degrees. Quality assurance refers to the policies, attitudes, actions and procedures necessary to ensure that quality is being maintained and enhanced. Accreditation refers to an evaluation of whether an institution qualifies for a certificate status. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the NAAC processes and its implementation, especially in technical institutions.

Keywords

HEI, NAAC.

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Surajkumar G. Kumbhar ¹, S. R. Kumbhar ¹, S. T. Satpute ¹, R. B. Thombare ², A. B. Salunkhe ³

Affiliations
1 Automobile Engineering Department, RIT, Rajaramnagar, IN
2 Electronics and Tele-Communication Engineering Department, NMCOE, Peth, IN
3 Mechanical Engineering Department, AIT, Vita., IN

Abstract

The ability to ask relevant questions is an important skill for students. It builds students’ ability to develop focused questions from the undergone reading. The objective of this work is to build skills among students which are required to develop a questioning ability by forming questions from given engineering reading study material. To enhance reading comprehension with the perspective of Reciprocal Questioning (ReQuest), the author used this innovative teaching technique in the form of ReQuest for the automotive chassis course of third year B. Tech. engineering. The final result of that semester showed that the technique improves motivation and learning capability in the students. The results indicate that students can be provided with such a simple structured instructional ReQuest procedure between groups to achieve outcome-based learning. While supplementary research is desirable, for the suggestion on the design of engineering courses so lectures can be utilized properly in the favor of learning of students.

Keywords

ReQuest, Questioning Ability, Reading Comprehension, Instructional Procedure.

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