Measuring academic success.

1. Measuringacademic success. Success Rate Seminar 20 AUGUST 2014

2. Factors influencing success • There are different factors that influence the success of our students and it can be grouped into two basic categories: • Uncontrollable / Un-Manageable • Controllable / Manageable

3. Uncontrollable / un-Manageable Factors • From an academic perspective this include • Schooling system • Registration • Transport • Housing • Text books purchases

4. Controllable / Manageable Factors • These are the elements within the academic environment that can and must be handled by the Academics • This include elements such as: • Selection criteria • Subject “placement” • Class room performance by lecturer • Assessment methods and techniques • Extra classes • Mentors • Extra tests • SDS training / involvement

5. Measuring Success • The question that remains is to determine the effect and impact of these factors on the success of the students. • The current system of evaluating the success and pass rates by looking at the Predicate, Exam marks and Final marks is basically conducting a post mortem. • The students passed or not and nothing could be done to change that. • The lecturers are requested / instructed to write report regarding the “bad”, “un- satisfactionary” performance, to what effect and or success.

8. HEDA Performance evaluation • Final Marks • Half Year • Full period • Exam • Final • Assessment's • Test’s • Assignments • Class attendance • Practical's • or as determined

9. Final Mark's

10. Assessment mark’s (1)

11. Assessment mark’s (2)

12. Possibilities • Monitor the performance of the same students for the same subject for different assessments through the year. • Compare performance of same group of students for different subjects for every assessment. • Compare the performance of different groups for the same subject, including different lecturers. • Learning site comparison / evaluation • Assist in Lecturer comparison / evaluation / development • Student performance development monitoring • Early corrective action and measures for both staff and students • Non performing students identified and followed up by SDS and Finance cause less hassles at end of year • Yardstick / Measurement / Management for Faculty, Department, Qualification, Subject, Class group.

14. Work in progress To add the percentages for the ASSESSMENT as for FINAL MARKS. Further development to allow the following comparisons.

18. Statistics ? Tendency to look at numbers and percentages to determine good and bad performance of lecturer / students. Consider the following factors that influence the stats.

19. 120 students registered for Subject ABC 100T in same group.

20. There has been 12 official cancellations of the 120 students registered for subject ABC 110T. If these students are reflected in group Z they do not have a negative effect on the average / pass rate. Then the situation is as follow:

21. A further 7 students were not attending any classes and also do not write the tests. These students are THEN moved to group Y WHERE they can be accounted for, and followed up by the relevant department/s. Therefore they do not have a further negative effect on the average / pass rate.

22. Summary of group allocation

23. Thank You Any Questions