Scientific, Practical and Prudential: A Mid-Year Course Evaluation.

Burt, Gordon; Simpson, Claire

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ERIC Number: EJ562915

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Publication Date: 1998

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Scientific, Practical and Prudential: A Mid-Year Course Evaluation.

Burt, Gordon; Simpson, Claire

Open Learning, v13 n1 p27-37 Feb 1998

A study of 14 Open University (Great Britain) undergraduate courses examined tutor marked assignment (TMA) rates as a reliable early indicator of student retention. This article reviews the effectiveness of course-related evaluation strategies (standard, evaluator-initiated; specific, client-initiated; quantitative; and qualitative) and argues the importance of midcourse evaluation. (PEN)

Descriptors: Assignments, Course Evaluation, Dropout Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Open Universities, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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