Skip to content

Graphics Concept Inventory (GCI)

Purpose

The Graphics Concept Inventory (GCI), also referred to as the Engineering Graphics Concept Inventory (EGCI), is frequently employed to recognize misunderstandings and proficiencies within the realm of engineering graphics.

Population

GCI is frequently utilized as an assessment tool in engineering courses in first year and second year.

Typical Performance

We do not know of any published results with typical performance. As the LASSO platform collects more data, we will be able to offer better guidance on student performance.

Example question:

Please log into LASSO to see the full assessment

Validity

The GCI has been administered to college students, and assessments were reviewed by education research graduates and authors. Relevant articles are listed below:

RCDI has been administered to college chemistry students, and valid data supported by relevant articles listed below:

●      Nabutola, K., Steinhauer, H., Nozaki, S., & Sadowski, M. (2018, July). Engineering Graphics Concept Inventory: Instrument Development and Item Selection. In 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAD’18) (pp. 1317-1324). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València.

●      Sadowski, M. A., & Sorby, S. A. (2014, October). Defining Concepts for an Engineering Graphics Concept Inventory: A Delphi Study. In Proceedings of the 69th Midyear Conference of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE, Normal, IL.

●      Sadowski, M. A., & Sorby, S. A. (2015, June). Engineering graphics concepts: A Delphi study. In 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (pp. 26-627)

Research

We recommend using Google Scholar and the citations listed under validation to find articles of interest.

Example LASSO Report

Please follow this link to our example report for concept inventories.

Similar Instruments

N/A