... courses. Other predictors of academic success in Web-based courses included older age, female gender, graduate student status and part-time academic load. An interaction between age and gender on grade indicated the difference in performance between men and women diminished among older compared to younger...

... is to investigate the relevance of the law school admission test to predicting the competencies. Design/methodology/approach – The assessment is based on administrative records of 815 students admitted at Makerere University’s law school on the basis of their performance in the test. Grades obtained...

... of students and the four A-Level subjects that are identified in literature with the proficiencies of studying law. The formula for Model II is: Equation 2 Robert Wamala can be contacted at: rwamala@isae.mak.ac.ug © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Education Performance Higher...

... leadership Effort Engagement Performance Classroom Teaching quality The last decade saw the introduction of the notion of transformational classroom leadership. This notion grew out of the strong assertions made in leadership literature regarding the benefits of transformational leadership...

... ability to foster the creation of learning and to serve as a tool for improving instruction. In fact, it often serves as a disincentive to introducing rigour. This paper performs a qualitative (e.g. case studies) and quantitative (e.g. empirical research) literature review of student evaluations...

... to attract and keep these customers. The philosophy of quality constitutes the basis of its actions (James, 1996; Deming, 1986; Besterfield, 1995). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Teachers Quality Universities Students Performance Improvement The primary aim of this study, from a general...

... MCB UP Limited 2003 Quality Students Perception Teachers Performance The discourse on quality in higher education is extensive with, for example, numerous Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) codes of practice that attempt to define quality and then promote its enhancement. The authors...

...Timothy Rodgers; Deb Ghosh A large number of correlation analysis studies of UK data have suggested that there is a weak relationship between student input quality (for example, “A” level performance) and degree performance. This paper re‐examines this relationship using a different statistical...

... Performance Teachers I did my training as a specialist assessor in spring 1995, and when I arrived at the training centre I had no idea what to expect. I found that I was one of 16 trainees, who had come there with a variety of preconceptions, and little in common in the way of underlying motivation...

... and inhibiting factors affecting individual academic performance. Evidence suggests that there are a number of interrelating influences which affect success or failure and quality issues related to courses of this type must take a wider view than just the initial academic profile of the individual. Until...

...Kenneth McCulloch; Lyn Tett Examines the role of performance indicators (PIs) as a means of quality assurance. Uses, as a case study, the national scheme of performance indicators for Community Education Services in Scotland, and shows how the process of development led to a particular approach...