An evaluation of the zoology 1 academic support programme at the University of the Witwatersrand

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2015-09-10
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Sanders, Martha Ruth
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This investigation looks at the appearance of the high-risk student, and the compensatory education programmes which developed to try and help cope with this problem. It examines the issues and findings of almost three decades of American research into the matter, a, well as the more recent South African investigations. Factors affecting evaluations of education programmes, and which could contribute to the lack of concensus about the worth of these programmes, are discussed. Finally attention is focussed on the evaluation of a specific Zoology Academic Support Programme. The evaluation, based on Patton's paradigm of choices, includes both summative and formative aspects, It Is hoped >.ha^ e former will assist the reader to make an informed decision about the worth of this programme. The lat.er illuminate some of the issues affecting the program..,, s success, in the hope that a better understanding of these will allow for modifications to improve the effectiveness of this programme.
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A Research Project Submitted to the Faculty of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in Part Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education Johannesburg, 1986
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