Influence of Activity based Assessment in Outcome-based Education

Abstract

To produce dynamic and creative graduates Outcome-based education (OBE) was introduced. OBE focuses on the program outcomes (PO) such as knowledge of current technical issues, lifelong learning and responsibility & ethics to the profession. Activity based learning plays a major role in improving the course outcome attainment (CO) of the students. The study aimed to explore the influence of activity based assessment on student’s learning outcomes. The sample consists of 52 students of undergraduate engineering course, with activity based components. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The study reveals that the activity based assessment influences and enhances the course outcome attainment in outcome based education.