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Discrepancies In Assessing Undergraduates' Pragmatics Learning, Oscar Ndayizeye
Discrepancies In Assessing Undergraduates' Pragmatics Learning, Oscar Ndayizeye
REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)
The purpose of this research was to reveal the level of implementation of authentic assessment in the pragmatics course at the English Education Department of a university. Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM) was used. The instruments were questionnaire, documentation, and observation. The result of the research shows that respectively, the effectiveness of definition, installation, process, and production stages in logits are -0.06, -0.14, 0.45, and 0.02 on its aspect of the assessment methods' effectiveness in uncovering students' ability. Such values indicate that the level of implementation fell respectively into 'very high','high', 'low', and 'very low' categories. The students' success rate is …
Using Qualitative Methods To Improve Physician Research Training: Understanding The Student Perspective, Jacqueline M. Knapke, Erin N. Haynes, Lisa M. Vaughn
Using Qualitative Methods To Improve Physician Research Training: Understanding The Student Perspective, Jacqueline M. Knapke, Erin N. Haynes, Lisa M. Vaughn
International Journal of Health Sciences Education
For several decades now, physician-scientists have been referred to as an “endangered species.” Many factors have contributed to the dearth of clinical investigators, and training programs in clinical research are just one tool in a multi-pronged strategy to increase the number of successful physician-scientists working in health research. A qualitative approach that analyzes students’ educational goals and experiences can help fill the gaps in our knowledge about how best to train aspiring physician-scientists. This study was an interpretive phenomenology that evaluated the Master of Science program in Clinical and Translational Research (MSCTR) at the University of Cincinnati. The purpose of …