Abstract: In order to promote students overall development, a new evaluation system is proposed
about the mechanical CAD teaching in China University of Petroleum (East China). The new
evaluation system with a multi-appraisal way can scientifically and overall assess students’
comprehensive quality. It is based on the outcome-based education (OBE) theory, composed of
process evaluation, theoretical knowledge examination, assessments on practical and creative abilities.
The evaluation continues through the whole course, which is good for students to construct the course
knowledge and can stimulate the students’ enthusiasm and initiative. Besides, the evaluation system
puts more emphasis on cultivating and assessing the students’ innovation consciousness and
engineering practice ability.

Key words: outcome-based education, evaluation system, multi-appraisal, engineering practice ability