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The use of peer review as an evaluative tool in scienceEigelaar, Ilse 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Peer review as an institutional mechanism for certifying knowledge and
allocating resources dates back as far as 1665. Today it can with confidence
be stated that it is one of the most prominent evaluative tools used in science
to determine the quality of research across all scientific fields.
Given the transformation within the processes of knowledge production, peer
review as an institutionalised method of the evaluation of scientific research
has not been unaffected. Peer reviewers have to act within a system of
relevant science and find themselves responsible to the scientific community
as well as to public decision-makers, who in turn are responsible to the public.
This dual responsibility of reviewers led to the development of criteria to be
used in the evaluation process to enable them to measure scientific excellence
as well as the societal relevance of science.
In this thesis peer review in science is examined within the context of these
transformations. In looking at the conceptual and methodological issues
raised by peer review, definitions of peer review, its history and contexts of
application are examined followed by a critique on peer review. Peer review
in practice is also explored and the evaluation processes of four respective
funding agencies are analysed with regards to three aspects intrinsic to the
peer review process: the method by which reviewers are selected, the review
criteria by which proposals are rated, and the number of review stages within
each review process. The thesis concludes with recommendations for
possible improvements to the peer review process and recommended
alternatives to peer review as an evaluative tool. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Portuurgroep-evaluering as 'n geïnsitutsionaliseerde meganisme in die sertifisering
van kennis en die toewys van hulpbronne dateer terug so ver as 1665. Huidiglik kan
dit as een van die mees prominente metingsinstrumente van die kwaliteit van
navorsing in alle wetenskaplike velde beskou word.
Die transformasies wat plaasgevind het binne die prosesse waar kennis gegenereer
word, het ook nie portuurgroep-evaluaring as 'n geïnstitusionaliseerde metode van
evaluering ongeraak gelaat nie. Portuurgroep-evalueerders bevind hulself binne 'n
sisteem van relevante wetenskap. Binne hierdie sisteem het hulle 'n
verantwoordelikheid teenoor die wetenskaplike gemeenskap sowel as die publiekebesluitnemers
wat op hul beurt weer verantwoordelik is teenoor die publiek. Hierdie
dubbele verantwoordelikheid het tot gevolg die saamstel van kriteria waarvolgens
evalueerders wetenskaplike uitmuntendheid sowel as relevansie tot die breër
samelewing kan meet.
Hierdie tesis ondersoek portuurgroep-evaluering teen die agtergrond van hierdie
transformasies. Die konseptueie en metodologiese aspekte van portuurgroepevaluering
word ondersoek deur eerstens te kyk na definisies van portuurgroepevaluering,
die geskiedenis daarvan en kontekste waarbinne dit gebruik word.
Tweedens word gekyk na kritiek gelewer op portuurgroep-evaluering. Portuurgroep
evaluering binne die praktyk word ook ondersoek waar vier onderskeie
befondsingsagentskappe se evaluerings prosesse geanaliseer word. Hierdie analise
word gedoen in terme van drie essensiële aspekte binne portuurgroep- evaluering.
Hierdie drie aspekte is as volg: 1) die wyse waarop evalueerders geselekteer word,
2) die evalueringskriteria waarvolgens navorsingsvoorstelle gemeet word en 3) die
hoeveelheid evalueringsfases binne die protuurgroep-evaluerings proses. Laastens
word aanbevelings ter verbetering van die portuurgroep-evaluerings proses as ook
voorstelle tot moontlike alternatiewe tot portuurgroep-evaluering as 'n evaluerings
instrument gebied.
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Peer observation on the pedagogical content knowledge of grade 11 novice teachers of statistics in a circuit / Peer observation on the pedagogical content knowledge of grade eleven novice teachers of statistics in a circuitChidziva, Justine 06 1900 (has links)
This study focused on the peer observation of teaching [POT] on the pedagogical content knowledge [PCK] of mathematics novice teachers in the teaching of grade 11 statistics. A case study research method was conducted on this qualitative study. Two mathematics novice teachers were purposively selected from a population of five novice teachers from a circuit in Mpumalanga Province. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and document analysis. Pre-lesson and post-lesson semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain information about each teacher’s views.
The POT process began with pre-observation meeting with the two novice teachers to discuss the modalities of the POT process and ended with the post-observation feedback meeting in which general evaluation and reflection of the process took place. Results show that the two mathematics novice teachers’ classroom management skills improved. Furthermore, findings reveal that the two novice teachers improved in the use of instructional strategies as they moved from using teacher-centred strategies like the lecture method to using learner-centred instructional strategies such as oral probing and group work, among others, in which they interacted more with learners. The novice teachers also improved in identifying learners’ misconceptions and learning difficulties. At the end of the study, the two novice teachers openly expressed that the POT process gave them the opportunity to improve in studying and teaching statistical content in depth. / Mathematics Education / M. Ed. (Mathematics Education)
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An assessment of the African Peer Review Mechanism with specific reference to South AfricaSibuyi, Lucas Nkosana January 2008 (has links)
The Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) acknowledged and recognised the centrality of good governance within the context of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), an innovative mechanism acceded to by member states of the African Union (AU) as a self- monitoring mechanism for good governance. South Africa is one of the countries which acceded to the APRM in 2003. Accordingly, South Africa appointed a National Governing Council (NGC) under the chairpersonship of the Minister of Public Services and Administration as the focal point to develop a strategy to manage the national APRM process. The NGC was constituted of business, the disabled, civil society, churches, trade unions, government and women’s coalitions thus ensuring all relevant stakeholders are represented. As part of South Africa’s country assessment, questionnaires dealing with the four core thematic areas of the APRM were sent through to the public by community development workers. In addition, four technical assessment agencies were appointed to assist in conducting research on the four thematic areas. The primary objective of this study is to examine the theoretical approach to the study and the African Peer Review Mechanism’s contemporary relevance to South Africa, its intended beneficiaries and an assessment of South Africa for the period 2006. The study revealed that Proportional Representation (PR) and floor-crossing have an impact on the sustainability, relevance, long term development, vibrancy and profundity of constitutional democracy in the country. Clearly, since the dawn of the democratic dispensation in South Africa the electoral system introduced is such that it had to take into account the challenges the country faced during the apartheid system of governance. In this context, enough space for free political competition in the country was created. On the basis of the findings of the study, it is patently clear that the time allocated for the CSAR was minimal and the country should have been given at least two years so that the self assessment could have been extensively done. On the issue of HIV and AIDS and its relationship to socio-economic conditions, it was revealed that the country has a lot to do in this regard. The debilitating effect that HIV and AIDS has on the lives of the citizens requires clarity of policy and strategy, consistency in public communication and the need for sustained partnerships amongst all relevant stakeholders. At another level, there was a call for a basic income grant although government does not necessarily support it. Based on the research findings above, a new research area outlined under recommendations can be conceptualized for further research and it requires some attention.
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