Exploring the relationship between policy and practice : a study of continuous assessment.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jansen, Jonathan David. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramsuran, Anitha. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-25T08:21:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-25T08:21:46Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1997 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1997. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Research reveals that policy intentions seldom define classroom practice. This research study uses continuous assessment as the 'case' to explore the policy-practice relationship. The research approach adopted involved a critical review of policy documents on continuous assessment; interviews with Department officials; a survey questionnaire on continuous assessment distributed to teachers in ten secondary schools; and a detailed exploration of continuous assessment practice in three institutional settings. The findings show that continuous assessment is rarely implemented as policy intended; teachers at the classroom level have transformed the aims of policy-makers to the extent that implementation proceeds at some distance from the original policy intentions; and teachers are experiencing numerous problems in attempting to implement continuous assessment. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2905 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Students--Rating of--South Africa. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Educational evaluation--South Africa. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Performance in children. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Theses--Education. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Assessment. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic achievement. | en_US |
| dc.title | Exploring the relationship between policy and practice : a study of continuous assessment. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |