Thesis (MTech(Education))--Cape Technikon, 1998 / This study presents a model for the evaluation of educational innovation in a context of
transformation. The model incorporates formative, summative and illuminative
evaluation goals and emphasises the need to locate the innovation which is being
evaluated within the context and policy framework of its operation. The evaluation
framework provided by the model takes into account the full range of variables
impacting on innovative educational practice and subjects the innovation, along with its
transforming educational context, to the scrutiny of evaluation. The ten-stage
generalised evaluation model is presented as a framework for the evaluation of any type
of educational innovation.
In this study the model is applied to the evaluation of an innovative intervention, LEAP
(Learning in English for Academic Purposes), at a tertiary institution in South Africa.
The LEAP course aims to develop English academic literacy skills in students, foster
student-centred learning and teaching and promote the transfer of academic literacy
skills across the curriculum. The background to, theoretical underpinnings and
development of the course are expanded on in the study. In line with the model, the
LEAP intervention is located within the context and policy framework of its academic
context. The principal stakeholders in the LEAP intervention are identified. They are
used as sources to identify the aspects of LEAP to be evaluated, as well as to identify the
criteria for evaluation. An eclectic approach is adopted in the evaluation of the LEAP
course. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods are employed, using a
variety of instruments. A range of sources is consulted to cross-validate the analysis of
the data, and recommendations are made on the basis of conclusions drawn from the
interpretation of the data. The final section of the study reflects on the whole evaluation
process and areas for further research are also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1862 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Jacobs, Cecilia |
| Publisher | Cape Technikon |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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