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Direct linkCassells, Laetitia – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
The application of formative assessment principles in higher education has become increasingly important in South Africa. In this case study the researcher assesses the effectiveness of the application of an early warning system to the higher-education environment in a high failure rate subject. This method is applied according to recommended…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSmith, Cheryl – Educational Review, 2000
When trainee teachers conducted an intervention with 35 South African boys in a homeless shelter, the boys' science, English, and math achievement improved by up to 110%. The boys also made social and emotional gains. Student teachers' reflective diaries indicated how they benefitted as well. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Andrew; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1997
Argues that methods of assessing effectiveness of university supplemental instruction (SI) programs (in which successful students provide additional instruction to students in high-risk courses) have been inadequate. Suggests ways of isolating SI effects on student achievement, and recommends broadening research methods to include qualitative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Instruction, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedAgar, David L. – Journal of Negro Education, 1991
Describes the Academic Support Programme (ASP) established at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in response to (1) the disadvantaged educational background of Black students and their consequently high dropout rate, and (2) the projected increases in the enrollment of such students. ASP primarily serves students whose home…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, College Students
Goodlad, Sinclair, Ed. – 1998
This book provides an international, current account of the developments of mentoring and tutoring by students in tertiary and secondary education. Included are research reviews, case studies of mature projects, and ideas for new uses of student tutoring and mentoring. Chapter titles are as follows: "Students as Tutors and Mentors"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation, College Students
Peer reviewedPretorius, E. v. E. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
The University of the Orange Free State (South Africa) is testing effectiveness of group work with tutors as part of independent study modules. The method is based on an experiential learning cycle including pre- and post-testing, self-evaluation, reflective observation, active experimentation. Early indications are that most deficiencies of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
