scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Summative Assessment in Work-Based Learning Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Abdool Qaiyum Mohabuth
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Summative Assessment ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Summative Assessments ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
The University

Summative assessment aims at providing measurement of student's understanding. It is argued that summative assessment is used for reporting and reviewing, besides providing an overall judgment of achievement. While summative assessment is a well defined process for learning that takes place in the classroom environment, its application within the Work-based Learning (WBL) practice environment is still being structured. This paper discusses the effectiveness of summative assessment in WBL practice from a mixed-method research study involving both quantitative and qualitative analysis. A survey questionnaire was designed for exploring the perceptions of mentors and students about summative assessment in WBL practice. The questionnaire was administered to the University of Mauritius students and mentors who supervised students for their WBL practice at the respective placement settings. Some students were also interviewed to capture their views and experiences about the application of summative assessment in WBL practice. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with three experienced mentors who have assessed students on WBL practice. Findings reveal that most students had positive experiences about their summative assessments in WBL practice. They felt comfortable and confident to be assessed by their mentors in their placement settings and wished that the effort and time that they devoted to their learning be recognized and valued. Mentors also confirmed that summative assessment is a valid and reliable strategy in WBL practice, enabling them to better monitor and coach students to achieve the expected learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Educational Resilience of Urban Squatter Children in Kathmandu

2017 ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Mani Rai ◽  
Bal Chandra Luitel ◽  
Suresh Gautam ◽  
Binod Prasad Pant ◽  
Santosh Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Dysfunctional Families ◽  
Educational Resilience ◽  
Community Assets ◽  
Public Resources

Squatters are the illegal tenants residing in public lands as immigrants due to livelihood collapse in their origins. They have been denied of public resources and urban facilities because of their identity crisis leading to a vicious circle of poverty with impoverished livelihood creating multifaceted adversities of learning for their children. In this context, this paper, based on a cyclical mixed method research design under transformative research approach, has explored the learning adversities faced by the squatter children of Kathmandu Metropolitan city, their protective and promotive strategies to cope with adversities and life-skills as learning outcomes. Squatter children are struggling against the backdrop of exposure to unhygienic settlements with low health conditions, poverty with impoverished livelihood, and illiteracy of parents, poor homely environment, and dysfunctional families. Despite such adversities, they were able to continue school education with the support of their teachers, peers, parents and families. The research study finds stronger family and community assets of the students. These assets are helpful for building educational resilience of the squatter children.

Teaching Literature among Pre-Service Teachers: Challenges and Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
Ain Suraya Harun ◽  
Norhanim Abdul Samat
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Public University ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Literature Teaching ◽  
Teaching Literature ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Teacher trainees should be prepared to teach and exposed to the approaches, models, and techniques of literature teaching. Being ready can also boost their confidence to teach literature so that the lessons can be delivered smoothly.  These teachers are so new to teaching that they might face difficulties when teaching English, specifically literature. There are teaching techniques, strategies and approaches that those pre-service teachers can investigate to understand better how to apply in their teaching. Additionally, their lack of exposure towards literature teaching can also affect the performance of teaching. This paper seeks to investigate pre-service teachers’ readiness to teach literature in schools and the challenges faced by them while teaching literature. It also attempts to offer suggestions to improve better literature teaching. This mixed method research study used questionnaires distributed to 22 TESL pre-service teachers from a public university in Johor. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two lecturers who have vast experiences in supervising pre-service teachers at schools. Results show that a majority of fourth year TESL students are ready to teach literature with the training and courses provided by the university. Also, among the challenges that they faced are time management and their students’ feelings on the subject. This study hopes to provide insights to training teachers on literature teaching.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationships Among Innovation, Collaboration, and School Change in a Mixed Methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1463-1473
Author(s):  
Aneta Hogan Walker
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Culture ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Change ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Achievement Tests ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Method Research

Continuous school improvement efforts require schools to prepare, organize, and lead change.  This study examined how a school created a context for change by implementing an innovation to improve teaching practices, school culture, and student learning outcomes.  Implementing innovation requires school leaders to understand the process of change to successfully sustain school improvement efforts.  The purpose of this research study was to assess the effectiveness that an innovative hybrid schedule had on improving student learning outcomes and school culture.  This mixed-method research study used data generated by the AdvancEd®’s Stakeholder Feedback Survey, the ACT Aspire® Student Achievement Tests, and teacher interviews. The analysis of this study’s data indicated several factors that facilitated change through the implementation of the innovative hybrid schedule.  The researcher discovered these overall factors related to the benefits of students changing classes, teachers becoming content specialists, collaboration through PLCs and vertical planning.  Additionally, the results revealed that significant change occurred in school culture based on the AdvancEd®’s Stakeholder Feedback Survey.  Additionally, student learning outcomes measured by ACT Aspire® Reading and Mathematics Student Achievement Tests showed a statistically significant improvement in both reading and math.   

Integration of e-Consumer Elements in Adult and Community Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Anastasia Nyawira Gakuru ◽  
Joseph Mwinzi ◽  
Joseph Nungu ◽  
Samson Gunga
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Consumer Services ◽  
Pertinent Question

Kenya, like other countries in Africa and across the world is in the grip of technological advances leading its agencies and parastatals to digitize their operations. A pertinent question, therefore, is whether adult and community education, in its current packaging in Kenya, is empowering the participants to engage in using e-consumer services actively, meaningfully, and in beneficial ways in their daily transactions. This study, therefore, sought to investigate the level of integration of e-Consumer elements in Adult and Community Education. The study adopted a mixed-method research study targeting adult learners in Nairobi County, adult education officers, and adult education instructors. The study collected data using interviews and questionnaires. The study established that integration of ICT services in adult centers is still facing numerous challenges which are evident by the poor use of e-consumer services by the adult learners.

Creating and Implementing a Mixed Method Research Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 604-613
Author(s):  
Mette L. Baran ◽  
Janice E. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Core Characteristics

This chapter serves as a guideline for outlining the core characteristics of mixed methods research (MMR) and the various steps researchers undertake in order to conduct a research study. The purpose is to create a worksheet assisting the researcher step by step from beginning to end following the seven steps to conducting research. While the focus is on MMR the steps are similar for any type of research methodology. It is important to note that MMR is not a limiting form of research. Researchers need a MMR question and a mixed methods purpose statement for the research project. This chapter will also help explain why mixed method research is one of the best approaches in answering a research question. Finally, the chapter includes a suggestion to the importance of adding a visual diagram of the MMR into the research project and into the final report.

Creating and Implementing a Mixed Method Research Study

2016 ◽  
pp. 293-302
Author(s):  
Mette L. Baran ◽  
Janice E. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Core Characteristics

This chapter serves as a guideline for outlining the core characteristics of mixed methods research (MMR) and the various steps researchers undertake in order to conduct a research study. The purpose is to create a worksheet assisting the researcher step by step from beginning to end following the seven steps to conducting research. While the focus is on MMR the steps are similar for any type of research methodology. It is important to note that MMR is not a limiting form of research. Researchers need a MMR question and a mixed methods purpose statement for the research project. This chapter will also help explain why mixed method research is one of the best approaches in answering a research question. Finally, the chapter includes a suggestion to the importance of adding a visual diagram of the MMR into the research project and into the final report.

scholarly journals Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Kennedy ◽  
Marcjanna M. Augustyn
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complexity Leadership ◽  
Seaside Resort ◽  
Leadership And Change ◽  
Stakeholder Power

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine stakeholder power and engagement within an increasingly competitive English seaside resort setting. It aims to adopt a structuralist and functionalist perspective and develop an enabling conceptualisation of power that incorporates structural and agency components in stakeholders’ reasons for engaging. Based on the conceptual interdependencies between stakeholder power and engagement, this study aims to present the limitations of previous studies on destination leadership in this area, and this paper also seeks to discuss implications for destination leadership. Design/methodology/approach As a qualitative and exploratory study, mixed-method research was adopted using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with destination stakeholders from a prominent tourism action group. The primary research was carried out in an English seaside resort between 2010 and 2011. Data are used to draw a stakeholder map as a visual tool. Findings Eight elements of enabling power are confirmed to be of importance in identifying stakeholder power and engagement. The level of power varies depending on stakeholders’ position within a network. These findings direct attention towards adopting a complexity leadership approach in an increasingly competitive destination environment. Research limitations/implications The paper focuses on an English seaside resort, although results can be transferred to other similar-sized destinations where the focus is on local tourism policy development. Originality/value The paper provides an innovative conceptualisation of power in stakeholder theory by drawing primarily on a sociological understanding of power as an enabler and not as an inhibitor for development, leadership and change in seaside resorts. This paper uses leadership theories to interpret data and infer implications for destination leadership.

scholarly journals Turkish High School Students’ English Demotivation and Their Seeking for Remotivation: A Mixed Method Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cenk Akay
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problematic Issue ◽  
Long Time ◽  
School Period

Since Gardner introduced the importance of motivation on Language 2 learning, the concept has been accompanied with three more relevant concepts; amotivation, demotivation and remotivation. This paper mainly focused on high school students’ de-motivation and remotivation in English. De-motivation is a set of factors which decreases the motivation level of the learners and re-motivation is an attempt to overcome those de-motivating factors. English learning-teaching process has been a problematic issue for a long time in Turkey. While there are researches focusing on the de-motivating factors in many countries, such a research for Turkish high school students has not been found. This research aimed to fill this research gap and to determine the English demotivation level of the students and the demotivating factors for them and to put forth suggestions to re-motivate the learners. An explanatory design was used as a mixed method research design. The sample was constituted of 579 students. Research results revealed that demotivation level of high school students in English is quite high, their motivation decreases most in high school period. Lack of interest in English, attitude of course teacher, classroom environment and course materials are among demotivating factors. In addition, the students request that, for remotivation, courses should be entertaining, technological tools should be utilized more and frequency of speaking activities should be increased.

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