dc.contributor.author |
Wessels, J.S.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-03-24T07:50:38Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-03-24T07:50:38Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2001 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/118 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The question that directs this article is `How appropriate is the new study
material in this case study as means of tuition within a new learning
paradigm?' In order to determine the appropriateness of learning
material for distance education, eight assessment criteria were proposed
during July 2000 at the annual conference of the International
Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, and have been
published recently in a scholarly journal. This article, by applying these
criteria in a case study, assesses the appropriateness of tuition in Public
Administration for first-year students at Unisa. The assessment shows,
inter alia, that the study guide is adequately accessible to the learners
enrolled for the course, that the language of the study guide is perceived
as understandable and appropriate to the specific learner profile, that the
learning material succeeds in promoting what are regarded as critical
cross-field outcomes generic to all fields of learning, and that it facilitates
contextualised understanding of the nature, content and scope of public
administration. The study guide is shown to be engaged in an effort to
shift control of the learning process over to the learners. The research
shows that learners appear to be ready for learning material which
enhances their competencies to learn and to think independently. This is
enhanced by indications that the study guide provides learners with the
opportunity to think for themselves and to prepare themselves as
knowledge workers. These results lead to the conclusion that Study guide
1 for the course PAD100-X (currently the only study guide for the module
PUB101-8) is appropriate as a means of tuition within a paradigm of
lifelong learning. |
en_US |
dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (27 leaves) |
en |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Unisa Press |
en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Politeia |
en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
20(3) |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Learning material assessment |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Distance education |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Case study |
en_US |
dc.subject.ddc |
378.175 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Distance education -- Curricula |
en |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Education, Higher -- Curricula |
en |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Instructional systems -- Design |
en |
dc.title |
Assessing learning material for distance education : a case study |
en_US |
dc.type |
Article |
en_US |
dc.description.department |
Public Administration |
en |