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In view of the National Plan for Higher Education (Department of Education, 2001) that calls for an increased throughput of students at higher education institutions within South Africa, a quantitative study was undertaken at a particular higher education institution during 2005 to identify factors associated with achievement in mathematics at entry level to tertiary studies. Factors considered in this study pertained specifically to those that may facilitate the introduction of intervention aimed at assisting students enrolled for mathematics at tertiary level and who are at risk of failing. Students admitted to either a degree or extended degree programme in science, engineering and technology (SET) in 2005 at the higher education institution constituted the target population. A survey was conducted at the onset of the academic year among students in the target population providing written consent to participate in the study. Three pen-and-paper questionnaires were administered, i.e. a background questionnaire, a newly developed cognitive instrument for the measurement of basic mathematical skills, including mathematics language proficiency, and an adapted instrument, based on an existing standardised instrument, the Study Orientation in Mathematics (SOM) instrument (Maree, Prinsloo & Claassen, 1997), for the measurement of the affective and behavioural domains related to the studying of mathematics. Information regarding student achievement at the end of their first semester of study was obtained from student academic records. Background variables, in particular being an English second language (ESL) student and having received home language tuition at school were shown to be associated with the initial preparedness of students, i.e. their Grade 12 achievement. These variables did not, however, directly contribute towards the prediction of achievement at entry level to the institution. The extent to which students have acquired basic mathematical skills, particularly mathematical language proficiency (not necessarily reflected in their Grade 12 results) was shown to contribute significantly towards the prediction of achievement in mathematics at entry level. In addition, anxiety and attitude towards mathematics and the utilisation of effective study behaviour were also shown to be associated with achievement; the latter contributing significantly towards the prediction of achievement at entry level for both degree and extended degree programme students. The findings culminated in recommendations for tertiary institutions, educators and those embarking on future research relating to the theme in question. The issue of measuring basic mathematical skills, including mathematical language proficiency and study strategies of students studying towards careers in SET at the onset of their studies and providing support to improve these, is emphasised. / Prof. J. Strauss

Higher education in South Africa faces a variety of challenges including poor pass rates, large numbers of students dependent on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, intrapersonal and socioeconomic challenges of students and vast numbers of applicants vying for limited places in institutions. The primary method of selection and screening of applicants is the Academic Points Score (APS), calculated on Grade 12 achievement levels. However, large numbers of applicants exhibit similar or identical scores which meet minimum requirements. This makes effective selection difficult in terms of potential to succeed in the tertiary education context. Therefore, additional selection instruments may be useful in determining high from low potential candidates. Cognitive instruments are one option available to institutions and have been investigated to a certain extent, particularly in conjunction with alternative achievement based assessments. The present study examined a cognitive instrument utilised for selections at a University of Technology. The instrument is based on verbal and non-verbal reasoning skills, basic calculative ability, reading comprehension, memory and spatial reasoning. The results on the sub-tests of this instrument were examined in relation to APS and average mark achieved during study for National Diploma courses at the institution. Although statistically significant relationships did exist, as well as some demographic differences, effect sizes and correlation coefficients were small. Concerningly, APS did not explain a large percentage of variance in average mark. This finding is important in light of current selection procedures. Multiple regression and logistic regression models indicated that two specific sub-tests, in combination with APS, did contribute to predictive power in determining average mark. A number of themes in terms of this prediction are explored. These include English language ability, gender differences, specific cognitive skills and the general validity of utilisation of APS and/or cognitive testing as predictors of tertiary education success. In light of poor success rates in tertiary institutions across South Africa, further research into effective selection procedures should be prioritised.

This study attempted the answer to two primary questions: (a) Are strategic thinking skills possessed by college students prior to university matriculation related to their academic success in college, and (b) How does the predictive accuracy afforded by these skills compare to that from high school grade point average or standardized test scores? / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

This study compares the achievement in three multimedia instructed World Geography classes between two groups of community college students: those students who were U.S. educated (from primary to secondary schools) and those students who were educated outside of the U.S. (from primary to secondary schools). The research was conducted using three World Geography (GEA 2000) classes at a community college in South Florida, between August 2007 and December 2007. The selected students were divided into two groups: one of U.S. educated students and one of non-U.S. educated students, all of whom volunteered their participation at the beginning of the course. The two groups were mixed males and females. The non-U.S. educated students were educated in 17 different countries. Data were obtained by means of test scores. Statistical analysis of the data was done using SPSS statistical software. The data generated were analyzed statistically by running four t-tests. The .05 level of significance was selected for analysis of data related to the hypotheses. Overall the statistical difference between the achievement of U.S. educated and non-U.S. educated students in their achievement in multimedia instructed geography classes was non-significant as indicated by the results shown in the statistical analysis in the study. / by Edmar Bernardes Da-Silva. / Vita. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, FL : 2008 Mode of access: World Wide Web.

A pesquisa objetivou analisar as práticas de gestão escolar presentes em duas escolas públicas de Londrina-PR, tentando perceber seu comprometimento com uma determinada concepção de gestão e evidenciar as formas e graus de absorção da política educacional do governo estadual de Jaime Lerner (1995-2002) no interior das escolas. Além disso, procurou-se desvelar as formas de adesão e/ou resistência à proposta de gestão compartilhada implementada no governo em questão, e, nas demonstrações de resistência a esse governo -enquadrado nos moldes neoliberais-, os possíveis embriões necessários ao processo de democratização do ensino.Tendo o fenômeno da gestão escolar como síntese de múltiplas determinações, buscou-se, na realidade concreta, analisar dialeticamente a relação com sua essência, que apontam ora para uma gestão democrática, consubstanciada em pressupostos de justiça social e igualdade de direitos, ora para uma gestão compartilhada vinculada aos pressupostos da privatização/mercantilização da esfera pública. Para tanto, houve pesquisa bibliográfica, pesquisa documental com a análise de alguns documentos do período selecionado e pesquisa de campo. Esta última pautou-se principalmente em entrevistas semi-estruturadas e acompanhamento dos canais de participação dos quais a escola pública dispõe. Considerou-se a complexidade e contraditoriedade inerentes à prática de gestão escolar, possibilitando práticas tanto de fetiche quanto de resistência em escolas públicas estaduais do Paraná. Estudar o modelo de gestão implementado nesses oito anos de reformas no estado e na educação permitiu desmistificar a gestão compartilhada, indicando sua essência antidemocrática, arquitetada sob uma capa de modernização e transformação, fetichizando a dimensão da gestão, como se ela fosse o elixir para todos os problemas da escola, favorecendo, assim, a manutenção da hegemonia neoliberal. / The research aimed to analyze the practices of scholastic administration present in two public schools in Londrina-PR, trying to perceive its compromising with a determinate conception of administration and to evidence the kinds and degrees of absorption of the educational politicies of Jaime Lerners state government (1995-2002) inside the schools. Besides, it searched to attend the kinds of adhesion and/or resistance to the proposal of shared administration inserted in this government, and in the demonstrations of resistance for this government squared into the neo-liberals moulds, the possible and essential germs to the teaching. Having the phenomenon of scholastic administrations, it searched itself, in the concrete reality, to analyze dialeticly the relation with its essence that they point or for a democratic administration, consubstantiated in purposes of social justice and equality of rights, or for a shared administration entailed to the purposes of the privatization mercantilism of the public sphere. For as, there was bibliographic search and documental search with the analysis of some documents of the selected period and search of camps. This last search ruled itself, principally in semi-structured and attendance of the channels of participation that the public schools dispose. Considered itself the complexity and contrariety inherent to the practices of scholastic administration, allowing practices as fetish, as resistance in the public state schools of Paraná. To study the model of administration planted in these eight years of reforms in the state and in the education allowed to dismythicize theshared administration, indicating its antidemocratic essence, projected under a pretext of modernization and transformation, turning a fetish the dimension of the dministration, like if it were the elixir for all problems of the school.

CHECHIA, V. A. Intervenção com grupo de pais de alunos com insucesso escolar. 2009. ___p. Tese (Doutorado) Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2009. RESUMO O envolvimento dos pais tem sido considerado como um dos determinantes do êxito escolar e da qualidade da aprendizagem. Um dos sentidos mais importantes em que se dá o envolvimento dos pais, por proporcionarem a melhoria no desempenho escolar dos filhos com insucesso, é a participação da família na vida escolar, por meio de uma relação de apoio e estímulo. O presente estudo tem como objetivo geral verificar e avaliar os efeitos de uma intervenção grupal com os pais sobre a relação destes com a escola e o desempenho escolar de seus filhos, em quatro grupos de pais de alunos com insucesso escolar. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em duas escolas públicas de Ensino Fundamental, de um Município do interior de São Paulo, sendo uma Municipal da região central, outra Estadual de periferia. A amostra total dos participantes foi de 235 pais de alunos candidatos ao sucesso e insucesso escolar, da 2ª e 3ª série de duas escolas públicas, composta por dois grupos-controle e um grupo de intervenção. O grupo-controle foi composto por 198 pais de alunos divididos em duas modalidades: grupo de pais de alunos candidatos ao sucesso escolar e grupo de pais de alunos candidatos ao insucesso escolar. O grupo de intervenção foi composto por 37 pais de alunos considerado como candidatos ao insucesso escolar, sendo 20 participantes da Escola Municipal, divididos em 10 pais para cada série, e 17 participantes da Escola Estadual, sendo 11 pais para o grupo da 2ª série e 6 para a 3ª série resultado da amostra final. Utilizamos como metodologia, a pesquisa qualitativa que teve como finalidade a coleta dos dados da intervenção com grupos na abordagem sociodramática, e a pesquisa quantitativa que objetivou a avaliação dos efeitos da intervenção. Para isto, foram aplicados o TDE e dois questionários padronizados, do tipo escala de Likert: dos Alunos e dos Pais. A análise dos dados qualitativos da intervenção nos permite evidenciar que a experiência que os pais obtiveram por meio do contexto grupal, parece ter sido a matriz para o desenvolvimento de novos relacionamentos com a escola, colaborando assim para o envolvimento. Essa experiência pode ser resumida na união e interação que o contexto grupal favoreceu aos pais; por meio da espontaneidade e não-diretividade vivenciada com a intervenção sociodramática. Ainda foi possível entender que o envolvimento dos pais parece alcançar uma maior profundidade, especialmente, para o rendimento escolar. As análises estatísticas dos resultados da aplicação, antes e depois da intervenção, do TDE e dos questionários padronizados, permitiram concluir que o envolvimento dos pais influenciou consideravelmente na aprendizagem do filho com insucesso escolar, sendo que para a Escola A, tais efeitos se mostraram estatisticamente significativos, enquanto para a Escola B, devido, sobretudo a diminuição no número de participantes, eles se mostraram de forma atenuada. A conclusão final é de que a opção por um delineamento quanti-quali foi de fundamental importância para revelar os efeitos e as singularidades dos acontecimentos promovidos pela intervenção. / ABSTRACT The involvement of parents has been regarded as one of the determinants of academic success and quality of learning. One of the most important way is the involvement of parents, by offering the improvement in scholastic performance of children with failure, and the participation of families in school life through a relationship of support and encouragement. The present study aims to check and evaluate the effects of an intervention group with parents about the relationship of these with the school and scholastic performance of their children, in four groups of parents of students with scholastic failure. The research was conducted in two public schools from elementary school, of a city in the interior of Sao Paulo, one in the central hall, another belongs to State in periphery. The total sample of participants was 235 parents of students applying to the success and failure at school, of the 2nd and 3rd series of two public schools, consisting of two groups-control and a group of intervention. The control group was composed of 198 parents of students divided in two ways: group of parents of students applying for scholastic success and group of parents of students applying for scholastic failure. The intervention group was composed of 37 parents of students considered candidates for the scholastic failure, with 20 participants of the School Hall, divided in 10 parents for each series, and 17 participants from the State School, 11 parents to the group of 2nd grade and 6 for the 3rd grade result of the final sample. We Used as a qualitative research methodology that was intended to collect the data of the intervention groups in the sociodramatic approach, and the quantitative research which aimed to assess the effects of the intervention. For this, the TDE were applied and two standardized questionnaires, like the type of Likert scale: of the Students and Parents. The analysis of qualitative data from the intervention that allows us to highlight the experience that parents obtained through the group, seems to have been the blueprint for the development of new relationships with the school, thus contributing to the engagement. This experience can be summed up in the union and the group interaction that helped parents; by spontaneity and not directivity experienced with sociodramatic intervention. Although it was possible to understand that the involvement of parents seems achieve greater depth, especially for scholastic efficiency. Statistical analysis of the results of the application, before and after the intervention of TDE and standardized questionnaires, have concluded that the involvement of parents in learning considerably influenced the learning school of children with scholastic failure , and that for School A, these effects were statistically significant, while for the School B, due primarily to decrease in the number of participants, they were so attenuated. The final conclusion is that the choice of a quantity-quality design was of fundamental importance to reveal the effects and singularities of the events promoted by the intervention.

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Submitted by Vanessa Nunes (vnunes@unisinos.br) on 2015-03-13T19:47:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 000009CF.pdf: 476237 bytes, checksum: dac8a551d376d7584494f5edd617b2bd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T19:47:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 000009CF.pdf: 476237 bytes, checksum: dac8a551d376d7584494f5edd617b2bd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Trata-se de um estudo histórico-epistemológico sobre o Probabilismo do Sec. XVI-XVIII desenvolvido na América Colonial, especialmente no Peru, tendo por base o primeiro volume do Thesaurus Indicus de Diego de Avendaño, s.i. Divide-se em três partes: Antecedentes; Tensão moral nas colônias; e O Thesaurus Indicus. Além de ver a relevância histórica e influência deste sistema moral nas colônias espanholas, adentra-se na problemática dos sistemas morais, com especial ênfase no Probabilismo e se expõe, a modo ilustrativo, não sem antes conhecer um pouco Diego de Avendaño, a administração da justiça nas Índias, relatada no Volume I do Thesaurus. Conclui-se que a obra estudada está completamente permeada pelo Probabilismo. / This is a historical-epistemological study on the XVII-XVIII century's probabilism developed in Colonial America, especially in Peru, based on Diego de Avendaño's first volume of his Thesaurus Indicus. It is divided into three sections: Background; moral tension in the colonies, and the Thesaurus Indicus . Besides seeing the historical significance and influence of this moral system in the Spanish colonies, enters into the problem of moral systems, with particular emphasis on probabilism and exposes as an illustration, not without knowing a little of Diego de Avendaño, the management of justice in the Indias, reported in Volume I of the Thesaurus . We conclude that the work in study is totally permeated by the probabilism.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-02-04T15:55:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Henrique Joner_.pdf: 500896 bytes, checksum: 5481fff29acfc7436dcb7c0cf14cd70d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-04T15:55:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Henrique Joner_.pdf: 500896 bytes, checksum: 5481fff29acfc7436dcb7c0cf14cd70d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-03 / Milton Valente / UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos / Este estudo explora a necessidade de compreender a economia e seus problemas a partir de uma perspectiva moral, para assim conseguir adequadamente avaliar os acontecimentos econômicos, e então promover o desenvolvimento humano. Nosso intendo é demonstrar, através das diversas observações dos escolásticos do século XVI: Luis de Molina, Juan de Mariana e Leonardo Lessio, a impossibilidade de universalizar a definição de monopólio e ao mesmo tempo manter seu conceito sob a luz da razão. Demonstramos a influência e a importância das observações econômicas dos filósofos gregos: Hesíodo, Xenofonte e Aristóteles, assim como dos filósofos medievais: Agostinho de Hipona, Pedro de João Olivi e Tomás de Aquino, no entendimento contemporâneo das ciências sociais e econômicas. Para o estudo dos pensadores da Segunda Escolástica, utilizamos as obras: De iustitia et iure, de Luis de Molina, De monetae mutatione, de Juan de Mariana e De iustitia et iure de Leonardo Lessio. Realizando um comparativo do entendimento de monopólio desses autores, com relação ao que compreenderam como monopólio os modernos: Adam Smith, David Ricardo e Augustin Cournot, assim como os austríacos: Carl Menger, Israel Kirzner e Friedrich Hayek. Concluímos que a necessidade de analisar os problemas econômicos a partir dos fins humanos é impreterível para uma análise econômica racional, destacando esta postura nos doutores da Segunda Escolástica, que demonstram claramente a necessidade de julgar moralmente todas as circunstâncias que englobam a ação monopolística antes de defini-la como justa ou injusta. Estas observações nos apontam, principalmente, a necessidade de compreender que os problemas econômicos são indissociáveis dos problemas da justiça. Dessa forma, se pretendemos perseguir o desenvolvimento econômico social, é necessário percebermos a realidade através dos fins humanos, para então determinarmos, como homens prudentes, qual caminho devemos seguir. / This study explores the need to understand economics and its problems from a moral perspective, so as to be able to properly assess economic developments and promote human development. Our purpose is to demonstrate, through the various observations of the scholastics of the sixteenth century: Luis de Molina, Juan de Mariana and Leonardo Lessio, the impossibility of the universalization of monopoly definition and at the same time maintain its concept under the light of reason. We demonstrate the influence and the importance of economic observations of the Greek philosophers: Hesiod, Xenophon and Aristotle, as well as the medieval philosophers: Augustine of Hippo, Peter John Olivi and Thomas Aquinas, in the contemporary understanding of the social and economic sciences. For the study of the Second Scholastic thinkers we used the works: De iure et iustitia, of Luis de Molina, De monetae mutatione of Juan de Mariana and De iure et iustitia, of Leonardo Lessio. In this regard we compared the monopoly concept as understood by these authors and by Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Augustin Cournot, as well as the austrian economists: Carl Menger, Israel Kirzner and Friedrich Hayek. We conclude that the need to analyze the problems of economics from the human ends is imperative for a rational economics analysis, highlighting this position in the doctors of the Second Scholastic, which clearly demonstrate the need for morally judging all circumstances that include the monopolistic action before setting it as just or unjust. These observations demonstrate, principally, the need to understand that economic issues are inseparable from justice issues. Thus, if we are to pursue the social economic development, it is necessary to perceive reality through human ends, and then we can determine, as prudent men, which way we should go.