Abstract
Part- time education is very attractive for students and universities, due to its obvious benefits related with economic, mobility and friendly education environment aspects. In Constanta Maritime University, part- time education is available for marine engineering, electrical engineering and navigation and waterborne transport programs. According to the Romanian legislation, the evaluation of part- time students consists in two types of assessment: formative evaluation and final evaluation. The formative evaluation is carried on by the use of the university’ E- Platform, while the final evaluation is face to face type- exactly like the one of full- time students. In the case of study, it is described the formative evaluation of part- time students enrolled in Marine Engineering program, second year of study, in the case of students’ performance assessment in Thermodynamics 1 Course. There are enrolled 52 students, but only 25 attended the formative evaluation, despite of the fact that this evaluation has a percentage in the final grade. This paper describes the manner in which this evaluation took place. Also, where analysed the reasons for not attendance and mistakes in test solving. Where identified the ways in which students performance might be improved, for a better understanding of the curricula.
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