Professional methods of assessments in architectural design projects: A focus on the relevant parametric measures in selected Nigerian universities

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Table 1. Component loadings for jury assessment system in the selected schools

Component loading and variables	Dimension
	1	2	3	4
More frequently, studio teachers have explained the purpose of jury & its benefits in assessment of students works	.200	−.616	.024	−.043
The jury process is superb and orderly as organized in my school	.189	−.504	.291	.046
In my opinion, jury is a medium of learning	.121	−601	−.095	.123
The jury system is well organized in my school	.687	−.209	−.221	−.014
Jury improves my presentation skills	.764	.010	−.269	.120
While presenting my arch. design studio works, the studio jurors/critics listens to my ideas	.692	−.032	−.305	.024
Jury gives me better understanding of design process	.745	.075	−.118	.122
Jury helps to explore several design options	.714	−.013	.028	.114
Jury elicits useful advice from critics	.803	−.041	−.077	.022
Jurors are very skilful in time management	.656	−.104	−.130	−.078
Jurors displayed good knowledge of moderating, organizing and planning jury	.751	.052	−.435	−.091
Design solutions are always offered by jurors	.588	.198	−.472	.056
Jury as organized in my school makes me to develop more confidence in design ability	.337	.661	.137	.305
Jury presents opportunities for further research in my school	−.107	.482	−.067	.548
It is just a forum for fault finding and humiliation	.525	−.375	.319	.111
It is an avenue to show hierarchy of power between staff and student	.190	.584	.397	.206
Jury improve critical thinking skills	.184	.421	.329	.519
It can be done better between the studio mentor and student only	−.040	−.607	.300	.291
It can be more fruitful if supervisors/mentors are exempted	−.126	−.704	−.052	.270
Jury helps to work better on your own ideas	−.242	−.614	−.207	.318
Jury helps to get feedback from your Jurors	−.161	−.613	−.235	.429
Jury is always a time to experience other students’ projects	−.054	−.352	−.413	.401
Jury is always a time to experience other students’ projects	−.360	−.553	−.194	.263
Jury is to develop and improve my design vocabularies	.448	−.239	.364	.366
Systematic grading from preliminaries through consultation should be added to jury assessments	.610	.225	−.504	−.114
The jurors appeared to have undergone the training process of jury assessment of students work	.660	−.145	.106	−.049
Jury help me to develop more presentation techniques and gain confidence as I discuss my works before others	.477	.433	.275	.305
My jurors often enter into dialogue with me in jury and at times refer me back to my supervisors for improvements	.519	−.215	.453	.059
The jury atmosphere is an intimidating ordeal	.658	−.137	.214	−.066
I observe some mutual respect between student and staff-critics	.453	−.267	.161	−.414
Rational guidelines and parameters are frequently applied to assess students work during jury	.326	−.315	.390	−.202
Objective parameters are used based on specific factors of each project	.282	−.136	.411	.037
Jury can be very useful in fostering leadership and governance issues	−.140	.420	−.183	.474
Jury can be better done in opened but controlled atmosphere	.154	−.023	.223	−.163
No side effect even if jury is wiped out of architectural design studio assessment	−.050	−.024	.073	.192

Table 2. Key parametric factors and analysis on jury assessment system

Dimension	Factor	Cronbach’s alpha	Total eigen value	%variance
1	The jury review and format	.897	7.754	22.154
2	The jury purpose, hierarchy and its inherent pedagogies	.832	5.223	14.923
3	The jury objectives and parameters	.649	2.708	7.738
4	The jury prospects	.565	2.222	6.349
Total		.972^a	17.907	51.163

^a Total Cronbach’s alpha is based on the total eigen value.

Table 3. The jury review and format in the selected schools

Factor 1	Variables	Factor loading
The jury review and format	The jury system is well organized in my school	.687
	Jury improves my presentation skills	.764
	While presenting my design studio works, the studio jurors/critics listens to my ideas	.692
	Jury gives me better understanding of design process	.745
	Jury helps to explore several design options	.714
	Jury elicits useful advice from critics	.803
	Jurors are very skilful in time management	.656
	Jurors displayed good knowledge of moderating, organizing and planning jury	.751
	Design solutions are always offered by jurors	.588
	It is just a forum for fault finding and humiliation	.525
	Jury is to develop and improve my design vocabularies	.448
	Systematic grading from preliminaries through consultation should be added to jury assessments	.610
	The jurors appeared to have undergone the training process of jury assessment of students work	.660
	Jury help me to develop more presentation techniques and gain confidence as I discuss my works before others	.477
	My jurors often enter into dialogue with me in jury and at times refer me back to my supervisors for improvements	.519
	The jury atmosphere is an intimidating ordeal	.658
	I observe some mutual respect between student and staff-critics	.453

Table 4. Respondents who agreed that “Jury elicits useful advice from critics”

University	Jury elicits useful advice from critics					Total
	Strongly disagree (SD)	Disagree (D)	Rarely disagree (RD)	Agree (A)	Strongly agree (SA)
UNILAG	1 (.9)	11 (10.0)	57 (51.8)	34 (30.9)	7 (6.4)	110 (100.0)
O.A.U	2 (1.7)	3 (2.6)	38 (33.0)	48 (41.7)	24 (20.9)	115 (100.0)
CU	12 (9.2)	20 (15.4)	23 (17.7)	53 (40.8)	22 (16.9)	130 (100.0)
LAUTECH	4 (3.2)	24 (19.0)	22 (17.5)	71 (56.3)	5 (4.0)	126 (100.0)
Total	19 (4.0)	58 (12.1)	140 (29.1)	206 (42.8)	58 (12.1)	481 (100.0)
	77 (16.1)		140 (29.1)	264 (54.9)

Figure 1. Jury elicits useful advice from critics.

Figure 2. Intelligent display of pragmatism and dialogue between jurors and design studio student.

Table 5. The jury purpose, hierarchy and its inherent pedagogies

Factor 2	Variables	Factor loading
The jury purpose, hierarchy and its inherent pedagogies	More frequently, studio teachers have explained the purpose of jury and its benefits in assessment of students works	−.616
	The jury process is superb and orderly as organized in my school	−.504
	In my opinion, jury is a medium of learning	−.601
	Jury as organized in my school makes me to develop more confidence in design ability	.661
	It is an avenue to show hierarchy of power between staff and student	.584
	It can be done better between the studio mentor and student only	−.607
	It can be more fruitful if supervisors/mentors are exempted	−.704
	Jury Helps to work better on your own ideas	−.614
	Jury helps to get feedback from your jurors	−.613
	Jury is always a time to experience other students’ projects	−.553

Figure 3. Showing an MSc female student communicating her design intents to the jurors.

Table 6. The jury objectives and parameters

Factor 3	Variables	Factor loading
The jury objectives and parameters	Systematic grading from preliminaries through consultation should be added to jury assessments	−.504
	Objective parameters are used based on specific factors of each project	.411

Table 7. Objective parameters are used based on specific factors of each project

University	Objective parameters are used based on specific factors of each project					Total
	Strongly disagree (SD)	Disagree (D)	Rarely disagree (RD)	Agree (A)	Strongly agree (SA)
UNILAG	0 (.0)	18 (15.4)	18 (15.4)	57 (48.7)	24 (20.5)	117 (100.0)
O.A.U	4 (3.5)	14 (12.4)	29 (25.7)	49 (43.4)	17 (15.0)	113 (100.0)
CU	2 (1.6)	14 (11.3)	24 (19.4)	39 (31.5)	45 (36.3)	124 (100.0)
LAUTECH	1 (0.8)	1 (0.8)	15 (11.9)	76 (60.3)	33 (26.2)	126 (100.0)
Total	7 (1.5)	47 (9.8)	86 (17.9)	221 (46.0)	119 (24.8)	480 (100.0)
	54 (11.3)			340 (70.8)

Figure 4. Objective parameters are used based on specific factors of each project.

Table 8. The jury prospects

Factor 4	Variables	Factor loading
The jury prospects	Jury presents opportunities for further research in my school	.548
	Jury improve critical thinking skills	.519
	Jury can be very useful in fostering leadership and governance issues	.474