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The rules for measuring are complex, and are designed for experienced practitioners. Some students struggle to acquire the mix of skills and knowledge within the timeframe allowed. At Newcastle University (Australia) we are preparing high quality teaching and learning materials for both on-campus and on-line distance learning students. We are collaborating with the Department of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University (UK) to develop e-learning measurement packages utilising 3D images. This paper describes and discusses some of the merits and challenges ofthe approaches we have adopted. The findings of an evaluation survey are also briefly described as well as plans we have for future developments.  \nKeywords: e-learning, measurement, quantity surveying.  \n1. The Context  \nAccording to the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying [1] quantity surveyors get their name from the Bill of Quantities, a document which itemises the quantities of materials in a construction project. The quantities contained in bills of quantities are measured from design drawings, to be used by the contractors for tendering and for progress payments, for variations and changes and ultimately for statistics, taxation and valuation. Various dictionaries provide similar definitions including: cost assessor for building work: somebody who assesses the cost of a construction job based on the amount of labour and materials required to complete it [2], and a person whose job is to calculate the cost of the materials and work needed for future building work [3] . It is clear that quantity surveyors need to measure what goes into a building before they are able to assess costs. Indeed the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying [4] considers measurement / quantification as a basic quantity surveying ability.  \nThis need for would-be quantity surveyors to develop measurement skills is set in a changing job environment. In Australia, a buoyant construction industry is currently fuelling high student expectations. Job opportunities for graduates as well as for students as part-time employees are attractive. Students embarking on their studies come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many are of mature age and already have a construction background. Few are female. Many are highly computer literate and expect to engage with their studies using computer systems. An increasing number bring with them financial imperatives of having to work to support their tuition. This latter point is emphasized by Mills and Ashford [5] in their investigation into parttime employment of construction management students. They identify a trend of increasing levels of student engagement in the workplace. More recently an Australian Vice Chancellors’Committee report [6] entitled ‘A summary of findings from a national survey of students in public universities’ confirmed that increasing financial stress was undermining students’abilities to study effectively.  \nThese financial pressures cannot be ignored. A response that the National Tertiary Education Union Newcastle branch president Bert Groen [7] recently suggested might be occurring ","cbCaiftkra09AhCs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiftkra09AhCs","pdf",2586625,11,"English","# The Context\n## Definitions and the role of measurement\n## Changing student expectations and learning needs\n## Financial pressure and study flexibility\n## Digital-native learning preferences\n## Skills required to read construction drawings","[{\"question\":\"Why is measurement considered a basic ability in quantity surveying?\",\"answer\":\"Quantity surveyors must measure quantities from design drawings to assess costs, support tendering and progress payments, and enable valuation and related statistics. Measurement/quantification is treated as a foundational ability.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges do students face when learning measurement rules?\",\"answer\":\"The measurement rules are complex and prescriptive, originally designed for experienced practitioners. Some students struggle to acquire the necessary combination of skills and knowledge within the available timeframe.\"},{\"question\":\"What learning materials are being developed and for whom?\",\"answer\":\"Newcastle University and Loughborough University are creating e-learning measurement packages that use 3D images for both on-campus and online distance learning students.\"}]","An e-learning approach to quantity surveying measurement | PDF",28]