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The University of British Columbia’s Arts One Program as evaluated by its studentsDumaresq, Cheryl E. 05 1900 (has links)
Arts One is an interdisciplinary, first year program in the Faculty of Arts at The University
of British Columbia which combines English, History, and Philosophy into one course
worth 60% of a full-time program. Since its inception in 1967, over 5000 students have
participated in Arts One; however, no formal evaluation from the student perspective has
been undertaken. The objective of this study was to investigate Arts One's impact on
students academically, socially, and with respect to their careers.
The study was divided into two parts. First, a mail questionnaire was sent to 500
individuals who participated in Arts One between 1967 and 1988. Of the two hundred
respondents, the majority recalled Arts One positively, with 90% indicating that they
would recommend the program. A number of questions emerged from the questionnaires
which were investigated in the second part of the study, personal interviews with 21
former Arts One participants. Together, the questionnaires and personal interviews
revealed that Arts One has been a success from the perspectives of the study participants.
Many had chosen Arts One for its small-sized classes, and most identified the seminars and
tutorials as the highlights of the program. In particular, many credited Arts One with
having taught them how to think, write, and be open to different perspectives.
Participants also recalled the benefits of being part of an intense learning community and
the friendships formed as a result. Some found the transition into second year difficult,
particularly because of the larger, lecture-style classes.
However, the strongest theme to emerge was the impact of the Arts One seminar
professor on the experience of his/her students. To a large extent, the success of Arts One
seems rooted more firmly in the faculty members involved in the program than in the
curriculum itself. In most cases, participants spoke highly of their Arts One seminar
professors, and many considered them to have been their mentors. However, some
individuals felt that their seminar professors were unsuited to teaching in Arts One and
negatively affected their experience. The study concludes with five recommendations, as
well as some suggestions for further research.
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Evaluation as protection : using curriculam evaluation to promote a just distribution of educational resources in a private post-secondary English-language liberal arts institution in Canada for Japanese students which uses a leveled, modular, skills-based mastery-learning entry programmeReitz, Cheryl Rene 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis examines how one might evaluate the justice of educational resource
distribution. It focusses on the criteria of institutional justice formulated by John Rawls:
according to these criteria inequality in the distribution of resources is only allowed if it
can be shown to benefit all groups, including 'the least favoured'. The thesis also
demonstrates how qualitative and quantitative research methods can be combined in
order to reach a more accurate and 'just' evaluation.
The research, which was conducted at a private post-secondary English - language
liberal arts institution in British Columbia for Japanese students, compares annual
student growth in English, both before and after the implementation of a three-to-ten-month
leveled, modular, mastery-learning program for entry-level students.
The research also includes interviews to determine teacher attitudes about the
previous and present programs and their effect on students. In both the qualitative and
quantitative studies, program effects on high-, medium-, and low-entry ability students
are looked at separately (in order to use Rawls' criteria).
The context of the research is clarified with short summaries of issues around
mastery learning, leveling versus tracking, and Japanese versus western education.
The quantitative research finds that, contrary to teacher impressions, the mean
improvement for students in the present program is not significantly different from that in
the previous program. The qualitative research however, points out important justice
implications not revealed by the other study.
The thesis concludes that (1) there are some problems with using Rawls' criteria
in an educational setting; (2) looking at program effects on three separate ability
groupings can reveal trends having justice implications; and (3) assessments of the
justice of educational resource distribution should attempt to triangulate with both
qualitative and quantitative studies which attempt to answer the same question.
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The University of British Columbia’s Arts One Program as evaluated by its studentsDumaresq, Cheryl E. 05 1900 (has links)
Arts One is an interdisciplinary, first year program in the Faculty of Arts at The University
of British Columbia which combines English, History, and Philosophy into one course
worth 60% of a full-time program. Since its inception in 1967, over 5000 students have
participated in Arts One; however, no formal evaluation from the student perspective has
been undertaken. The objective of this study was to investigate Arts One's impact on
students academically, socially, and with respect to their careers.
The study was divided into two parts. First, a mail questionnaire was sent to 500
individuals who participated in Arts One between 1967 and 1988. Of the two hundred
respondents, the majority recalled Arts One positively, with 90% indicating that they
would recommend the program. A number of questions emerged from the questionnaires
which were investigated in the second part of the study, personal interviews with 21
former Arts One participants. Together, the questionnaires and personal interviews
revealed that Arts One has been a success from the perspectives of the study participants.
Many had chosen Arts One for its small-sized classes, and most identified the seminars and
tutorials as the highlights of the program. In particular, many credited Arts One with
having taught them how to think, write, and be open to different perspectives.
Participants also recalled the benefits of being part of an intense learning community and
the friendships formed as a result. Some found the transition into second year difficult,
particularly because of the larger, lecture-style classes.
However, the strongest theme to emerge was the impact of the Arts One seminar
professor on the experience of his/her students. To a large extent, the success of Arts One
seems rooted more firmly in the faculty members involved in the program than in the
curriculum itself. In most cases, participants spoke highly of their Arts One seminar
professors, and many considered them to have been their mentors. However, some
individuals felt that their seminar professors were unsuited to teaching in Arts One and
negatively affected their experience. The study concludes with five recommendations, as
well as some suggestions for further research. / Education, Faculty of / Educational Studies (EDST), Department of / Graduate
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Evaluation as protection : using curriculam evaluation to promote a just distribution of educational resources in a private post-secondary English-language liberal arts institution in Canada for Japanese students which uses a leveled, modular, skills-based mastery-learning entry programmeReitz, Cheryl Rene 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis examines how one might evaluate the justice of educational resource
distribution. It focusses on the criteria of institutional justice formulated by John Rawls:
according to these criteria inequality in the distribution of resources is only allowed if it
can be shown to benefit all groups, including 'the least favoured'. The thesis also
demonstrates how qualitative and quantitative research methods can be combined in
order to reach a more accurate and 'just' evaluation.
The research, which was conducted at a private post-secondary English - language
liberal arts institution in British Columbia for Japanese students, compares annual
student growth in English, both before and after the implementation of a three-to-ten-month
leveled, modular, mastery-learning program for entry-level students.
The research also includes interviews to determine teacher attitudes about the
previous and present programs and their effect on students. In both the qualitative and
quantitative studies, program effects on high-, medium-, and low-entry ability students
are looked at separately (in order to use Rawls' criteria).
The context of the research is clarified with short summaries of issues around
mastery learning, leveling versus tracking, and Japanese versus western education.
The quantitative research finds that, contrary to teacher impressions, the mean
improvement for students in the present program is not significantly different from that in
the previous program. The qualitative research however, points out important justice
implications not revealed by the other study.
The thesis concludes that (1) there are some problems with using Rawls' criteria
in an educational setting; (2) looking at program effects on three separate ability
groupings can reveal trends having justice implications; and (3) assessments of the
justice of educational resource distribution should attempt to triangulate with both
qualitative and quantitative studies which attempt to answer the same question. / Education, Faculty of / Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of / Graduate
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