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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Illuminative evaluation"”.
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Identification of specific learning disability in New Jersey: an illuminative evaluation
… This qualitative research study utilizes an illuminative evaluation model, in which survey and interview data was analyzed to explore aspects of diagnostic practices that reflect or conflict with research-based understandings of reading disability. An analysis of the data reveals that there …
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An approach to programme evaluation in human services organisations : a case study
This study examines the issue of programme evaluation and places it within the context of the Western Cape region of Operation Hunger. Data for this study was collected over a six month period of participant observation at Operation Hunger, during which time a programme evaluation model was …
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A study of teaching assistants' engagement with a mathematics block of learning
… constructivist approach based on an illuminative evaluation framework (Parlett & Hamilton, 1972). A questionnaire gathered data from 67 students to provide a broad picture of their experience during the block. Progressively focused telephone interviews were carried out with nine …
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An assessment of the ‘PHC Facility Governance Structures Trainer-of-Facilitator Learning Programme’ in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province
… used qualitative methods and was guided by the Illuminative Evaluation Framework. It assessed whether the aims, objectives and methodology of the training programme was clearly conveyed by the trainers, whether this was understood by the participants and whether the participants were able to …
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Exploring learner and teacher roles in curriculum development in a process approach to a basic English as a second language programme for adults
… The research methodology was a form of illuminative evaluation, using syllabus accounts. These accounts provided a record of what took place in the classroom and were organised into three main themes. Subsequent analysis of the accounts focussed on learner and teacher roles in …
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An evaluative study of a university course for professional adult educators using an experiential learning methodology
… university level. The research methodology was illuminative evaluation using case study research and participant observation. The study described the problems and issues that arose when the students, on the 1982 Diploma Course for Educators of Adults at the University of Cape Town, were faced …
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An evaluation of the key skills 2000 curriculum in the further education sector and its effects on students' motivation for learning at foundation level
… not to their courses. This research is an evaluation of the conceptual coherence and practical viability of the KS curriculum (KS2000), as introduced and implemented within the further education sector. The study investigates issues for tutors delivering KS and its effects on their …
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A study into the use and effectiveness of hypermedia learning systems as a method
… innovations is explored and results in an illuminative evaluation incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods for data analysis. A small intensive study is carried out to illuminate participants views of the effectiveness of the new innovation in a practical setting and then …
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An evaluation of a pilot community-based, interdisciplinary, primary health care teaching programme for health sciences students
The focus of this research is an evaluation of a pilot community-based interdisciplinary, primary health care teaching programme for health sciences students, at the University of Cape Town. The pilot programme was located in the Neighbourhood Old Age Homes project (NOAH) in Woodstock, Cape Town. …
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The development and implementation of business simulations in higher education in the United Kingdom.
… review of the literature, a framework for evaluation of business simulations was developed. The framework for evaluation was used in a case study evaluation of Masters students at the Robert Gordon University, the United Kingdom. The evaluation drew on illuminative and integrative …
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An activity theory analysis of how management of a private higher education institution interpret and engage with re-accreditation
The aim of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of how a single private provider conducted an application for re-accreditation in line with the recently revised accreditation framework set out by the Council on Higher Education. This framework aims to promote an integrated approach …