This research explores peer review in the academic writing of ESL university students. It investigates the problem from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. Overall findings showed no significant differences between the holistic coherence ratings given to the original and final drafts of the group of students exposed to a process approach to writing with peer review. Similarly, there were no significant differences between the holistic coherence ratings of this experimental group and control group on their final drafts. However, the findings of finer-grained comparative analyses of each experimental group student's original and final drafts revealed both positive and negative results with respect to changes made. The study also explores the changes in terms of the peer review process, so attempting to analyse in more qualitative detail how coherence is constituted in student academic writing. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Linguistics)

This study is a survey of public community college speech programs in Texas. An investigation of the literature revealed that only three similar studies had been made concerning Texas junior colleges. Chapter Four concludes the study by reviewing the current status of public community college speech programs in Texas and making recommendations for the improvement of these speech programs.

O presente estudo tem como objeto o aproveitamento da prova do Enade para qualificação científica e pedagógica de cursos de graduação em Turismo. Em outras palavras, busca identificar e analisar processos de mudança nos projetos pedagógicos e nas respectivas práticas pedagógicas e avaliativas decorrentes do processo analítico-interpretativo da prova e do correspondente relatório, conduzido pelas coordenações de curso. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa e exploratória, utiliza como técnica para a coleta de informações a entrevista semiestruturada, a qual girou em torno de quatro eixos: organização do processo operacional de análise, concepções de turismo subjacentes às questões, avaliação das questões de cunho geral e concepções pedagógicas e metodológicas igualmente subjacentes às questões. Operacionalmente definiu-se como recorte temporal e espacial, respectivamente, a prova de 2012 (não havia sido disponibilizado o relatório de 2015 quando se desenvolveu a investigação) e cursos de graduação em Turismo do Rio Grande do Sul que haviam participado do exame em suas três edições e cuja coordenação se disponibilizou a participar. Face aos critérios estabelecidos, entrevistaram-se coordenadores de quatro instituições, sendo elas de caráter público estatal, público comunitário e confessional. Na voz dos sujeitos entrevistados, a explicação aos alunos da natureza e importância da prova é uma ação comum a todos os cursos. Outras, porém se destacam com variações de percepções e formas de condução. Tem-se como exemplos, entre outros: análise do tipo da incidência de erros e das correspondentes competências requeridas para saná-los, confrontados com o projeto pedagógico do curso; prevalência de ações relativas à atualização de conteúdos pontuais; inserção, em avaliações, de questões modelo Enade; realização de simulados; solicitação aos professores de abordagem mais reflexiva dos conteúdos. No que tange à percepção de teorias científicas sobre o turismo subjacentes às questões, tende haver menção a aspectos implícitos nas teorias, sem que estas sejam explicitadas, tais como potencial de consumo nos segmentos de mercado, competitividade, elementos de infraestrutura e superestrutura, planejamento de turismo sustentável. De modo igual, do ponto de vista pedagógico, são pontuados positivamente elementos como questões sobre situações contextualizadas, exigência de posicionamento crítico, sem explicitação e detalhamento das respectivas bases teóricas e práticas cotidianas decorrentes. Analisada a prova pela pesquisadora, identificou-se a potencialidade de sua contribuição como instrumento avaliativo complementar para identificação e compreensão e desenvolvimento de operações cognitivas e metacognitivas relevantes ao processo de formação do turismólogo. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2017-09-27T16:21:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Thays de Oliveira Marcelino.pdf: 2543317 bytes, checksum: a58777816e7cb020f7162c0e626f289f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-27T16:21:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Thays de Oliveira Marcelino.pdf: 2543317 bytes, checksum: a58777816e7cb020f7162c0e626f289f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-27 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq. / The present study tackles the issue of performance in the national exam ENADE with special regard to scientific and pedagogical evaluation of undergraduate Leisure and Tourism courses. In other words, this study aims to identify and analyse changing processes in the pedagogical project as well as in evaluating practices resulting from an analytical-interpretative process of the referred exam and its ensuing report, conducted by the course supervisors. Methodologically, this exploratory and qualitative research is based on a interview-oriented survey, which centres itself around four axes: organisation of the operational process of analysis, concepts of tourism liable to proof, evaluation of the questions and methodological and pedagogical concepts. In terms of guidance, as the 2015 report had not yet been made available at the time of this investigation, the 2012 edition of the exam was selected along with Rio Grande do Sul-based undergraduate Leisure and Tourism courses which had participated in three previous editions of the aforementioned exam. Taking into consideration the established criteria, four course coordinators from different institutions were interviewed. Considering the interviewees' words, an in-depth look into the exam is a regular practice in all analysed courses. However, some stand out as far as how they vary in terms of perception and management. Some instances which illustrate the discussion are: analyses of error/mistake frequency and competences needed to solve them, especially when the pedagogical project of the course is taken into account; prevalence of actions concerning the update of specific contents; the use of ENADE-like questions in regular exams; offer of mock tests; an urge to encourage professors to take up a more critical approach. As far as Tourism scientific theories are concerned, there are mentions of implicit aspects of theories even if they are not made explicit as in consumption potential in market segmentation, competitivity, infrastructure and superstructure elements, and sustainable tourim planning. Similarly, from a pedagogical standpoint, some positive elements are highlighted in a positive light such as questions which centre themselves around contextualised situations and incentive to ensure critical thinking, without having to resort to explicitation and detailment of theoretical bases and everyday practices. Once the data is analysed by the researcher, the potentiality of the contribution is highlighted as a tool not only for evaluative purposes, but also complementary to identification and comprehension of cognitive and metacognitive operations which are relevant in the development of a tourismologist.

Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2005 / "This study was initiated to determine whether cost estimation is a necessary skill for an Information Technology (IT) consultant. The historic poor record in the software industry for delivering software projects within budget has highlighted a need for IT students to receive adequate preparation for future experiences in the world of work especially if they were to become self-employed. The literature revealed that a variety of employability skills are required when preparing students for entrepreneurship. In IT there is a particular need for project management skills when the entrepreneur is responsible for all aspects of the software project. Cost estimation is a key function of project management.

Thesis (MTech (Radiography))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011 / This thesis records a study undertaken by a radiography lecturer at a satellite campus of a University of Technology (UoT) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The study investigated the academic writing practices of first year Radiation Science learners and focused on an intervention to assist learners to enhance their academic writing competence. Three research questions were addressed: 1. What did radiography learners perceive to be the factors that enabled and constrained their academic writing competence during the first year of academic study?; 2. What were the 2010 first year learners’ perceptions of the changes in their academic writing following an academic writing intervention?; and 3. According to the 2010 first year lecturers, how did the academic writing of the learners change following the intervention? To answer these questions, the research comprised two qualitative approaches: firstly a case study approach, to gain an in-depth understanding of learner writing in radiography; then the insights gained allowed for the design of an appropriate academic writing intervention, carried out in two action research spirals. Thereafter the intervention was evaluated for its impact on learners’ writing competence. The findings and interpretations from this study culminated in a forward looking model that is recommended for use by radiography educators to enhance first year learners’ academic writing competence. The model reflects a zone for the optimal enhancement of academic writing competence for entry-level learners. This ‘zone’ is created in the region of overlap of three contributing factors: collaborative guidance and support, peer mentoring and technology. The model also represents applicable underlying theories (critical theory, constructivism, and academic literacies theory) which provide the theoretical framework for enhanced academic writing competence.

Thesis (DTech (Radiography))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005. / The most significant changes and challenges to radiography in South Africa are rapid technological changes in the fields of imaging and radiation oncology, the changing status of radiographers as members of the multi-disciplinary health care team and the socioeconomic impact of post-apartheid ideology, policy and legislation with regard to both higher education and health provision. This altered landscape in which academic and clinical work is accomplished has impacted on radiography education. Curricula must change in order to equip graduates to work effectively in the modern workplace and the Integrated Learning Curriculum (ILC) is one such curriculum response. The traditional radiography curriculum of connecting subject-based theory education with interspersed clinical experience where there is reliance on students connecting or applying the subject content taught in the classroom to clinical practice was challenged. The ILC planned to enhance the integration of teaching, learning and assessment in the academy and workplace in a transforming South Africa. This study took advantage of the opportunity to capture data and learning from this curriculum renewal. The research was guided by the questions: I) What is the nature of radiographic knowledge? 2) What curricular options would facilitate radiographic knowledge? 3) What would enable or constrain successful curriculum implementation? 4) Is the ILC an appropriate curriculum for Radiography? This study facilitated a 'layered' understanding of integration and integrated curriculum through exploration of the concept 'integration'. This was achieved through; a national survey that investigated opinion on the status of radiography education in South Africa in 2003; interpretation of the context within which the ILC was located; a search of relevant literature; and a case study that gathered data over a three-year period. Findings support the notion that the workplace is a key influence on higher education curricula and that an integrated learning curriculum suits radiography.

Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2004 / The textile industry in South Africa is regarded as a labour intensive industry with high capital investment. Presently, the textile industry is facing the impact that globalisation will have on the local industry, which emphasises the importance of training and development in the face of decreasing levels of human resources. These decreasing levels of employment will result in the loss of highly technical expertise with no replacement source in the labour market, unless textile technologists are educated to compensate for the loss. The White Paper on the Transformation of Higher Education (1997) indicates that one of the purposes of higher education is to proVide the labour market, in a knowledgedriven and knowledge-dependent society, with the high-level competencies and expertise necessary for the growth and prosperity of a modern global economy. The establishment of the National Qualifications Framework in South Africa has diluted the rigid boundaries between education and training, requiring of Higher Education to establish programmes that are responsive to the needs of industry. The focus of this research project is to develop and evaluate an outcomes-based textile technologist curriculum based on the education and training needs of the Western Cape textile industry in particular, as a result of environmental changes impacting on the South African textile industry in general. The development and evaluation of an outcomes-based qualification in textile technology take place Within a world of constant change, where work and education are becoming increasingly interwoven, stressing the importance for higher education in South Africa to transform by developing learning programmes in harmony with industry and by specialising in making knowledge useful and applicable.

Thesis (MTech (Faculty of Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008. / The impact of globalisation on the workplace demands that individuals must be prepared to respond to rapid technological and knowledge changes. While the courses offered by the various Universities of Technology take into account the role of the workplace, very little research exists on the impact of career-focussed programmes and how these meet or do not meet workplace requirements. This thesis discusses a research project conducted with Office Management and Technology students and compares the writing practices of higher education with those of related workplaces. The research problem that is investigated is this thesis is how students transfer knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in higher education to workplaces. In order to address this problem, the research was guided by the questions: 1) what are the business writing practices of 1st and 2nd year Communication students? 2) What are the business writing practices of office managers? 3) What are the ‘gaps’ in the business writing practices between higher education Office Management and Technology programmes and related workplaces? and 4) How can these gaps be addressed to ensure the adequate preparation of Office Management and Technology students for the workplaces of the future? This comparative study used both quantitative and qualitative methods and collected and produced documentary data, questionnaires, observations and interviews at both higher education and workplace sites. The findings show patterns of alignment and non-alignment across the writing practices of higher education and workplaces. Recommendations are made about the alignment of writing practices, for the mutual benefit of students and workplaces. The contribution of this research comprises a theoretical contribution to communication knowledge as well as a number of practical contributions to improve the way in which business writing is taught. A theoretical framework for the analysis and comparison of higher education and workplace communication data has been developed and a comparative study has shown the differences between higher education and workplace communication. Higher education and workplaces are different and their communication practices need to embody these significant differences. This study has shown where there can be constructive alignment between higher education and workplace communication practices to the benefit of both student learning and workplaces. The implementation of the recommendations should result in Office Management and Technology students being better prepared to face the demands and challenges of the different and complex world of the workplace into which they will enter on completion of their studies.

Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005 / The purpose of this research was to investigate service-learning opportunities and possible collaboration between higher education students and lecturers located in the department of the Built Environment and the school community in a project that involved the building of a school hall. The school halls are generally needed as they accommodate a wide range of school and community activities and serve as bridges that link the school and the wider public. The study also attempted to develop a framework to guide the implementation of service-learning projects in third-year courses of the National Diploma: Building which include quantity surveying, construction technology and construction management. The study made use of literature that describes the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education in general and the expected role of higher education in socio-economic development of the South African communities in particular. Literature on the need for increased participation, collaboration, partnership formation and development of service-learning programmes in order to address the socio-economic and educational developmental needs of both communities and students was also consulted. Reference was also made to literature on building projects and the building process. The researcher used qualitative approaches and data production methods to get information from the school teachers, learners, students and lecturers through interviews in order to establish if the participants were willing to work together in the school building project and how they thought the school and the higher education institution could benefit from such collaboration. An observation schedule and photographs were also used to gather information relating to the process of building a school hall.

Thesis (D.Tech.-Teacher Education)--Cape Technikon / The maritime industry in South Africa (RSA) is relatively small in comparison with its agricultural and mining industries. In its broadest sense it includes, but is not limited to. • cargo handling and stevedoring; • cargo logistics and administration; • vessel owning and operating with its related industries, such as ships' agents and surveyors and • an array of fishing industries. Maritime education and training in the RSA is fragmented and is offered by technikons (Higher Education and Training Band), technical colleges and training centres (Further Higher Education and Training Bands). Courses offered serve as preparation for Department of Education (National and Provincial) and Department of Transport, Chief Directorate: Shipping (SADoT) examinations. Aspiring officers find it increasingly difficult to complete their experiential training owing to vessel owners flagging-out (registering South African vessels under flags of convenience, e.g. Panama, in a bid to save on operating costs). This implies that cheaper foreign crews may be recruited resulting in an increased deficiency of skilled manpower. The fishing quota system is being revised by the all-inclusive Fisheries Policy Development Committee (FPDC) appointed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. This implies that learners from the previously disadvantaged maritime communities (mainly unskilled) will imminently be allowed access to marine resources. The heterogeneous composition of the class groups, with particular reference to • academic qualification, • age distribution, • categories of fishing industries served, • employer, • mother tongue and • sea-service, exacerbated by the inadequate fixed time constraints of course durations, grossly violates the didactic principle of individualisation. For this reason, a didactically accountable instruction-learning programme for aspirant navigating officers in the fishing industry was formulated in an attempt to remedy current shortcomings in the Maritime Education and Training Development (METD) process. The outcomes based instructional design encompassed the models utilized by Fraser et al (1994: 102) and Tanner & Tanner (1995: 239) because it is vocationally directed and can accommodate the diversity of the adult target group of adult learners. The history and development of, as well as courses offered by, Maritime Education and Training Providers (METP's) in the Western Cape Province, i.e. • Cape Technikon's Department of Maritime Studies, • industry in-house training establishments, • Training Centre for Seamen and • Wingfield Technical College was outlined. An analysis of similar courses offered by METP's abroad, such as • Australian Maritime College, • Canadian Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland, • Danish Maritime Authority, • Manukau Polytechnic, New Zealand Maritime School, • National Taiwan Ocean University of the Republic of China on Taiwan and • the Republic of Namibia was made. An empirical investigation by means of questionnaires to vessel-owners and employee representatives in the South African fishing industry were executed in order to establish their training needs and expectations. From the data collated, an outcomes-based Navigating Officer Limited: Fishing (Vessels less than 24 metres) instruction-learning programme was formulated in National Qualifications Framework (NQF) format.