Research

AARP staff research interests are given in the section of the site devoted to staff. Our research outputs in the last four years are as follows:

 2001

Articles in Journals:
• Yeld, N. (2001). Confronting the ‘Durable Injustice’: selection to Higher Education. Education in Africa Forum 5th Edition, 32 - 35.

Theses and dissertations passed for Higher Degrees:
• Cliff, A.F. (2001). Teacher-learners’ conceptions of learning: the impacts of further formal study. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Auckland.
• Yeld, N. (2001). Assessment, equity and the language of learning: key issues for higher education selection in South Africa. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town.

Conference Abstracts:
• Yeld, N. (2001). Admissions issues and the challenge of providing an academic development programme in Higher Education institutions. Paper presented at the HERS - SA Workshop ‘Understand Your Institution - The Complexity of Providing Higher Education’, 26-27 September.

Extension and Development Work (including technical and policy documents):
• Chalton, D.O., Yeld, N. & Visser, A. (2001). survival Analysis of University Tenure. An investigation of the university tenure of students writing AARP from ex-HOA and ex-DET backgrounds at UCT between 1995 and 2000. AARP Research Report I. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Fish, W. (2001). Report on the performance of students in the Commerce ADP Programme 2001 in the Maths Comprehension and the Maths Achievement tests. AARP Research Report II. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Yeld, N., Visser, A., Fish, W. & Herman, C. (2001). Report to the Science Faculty by the Alternative Admissions Research Project. The 1999, 2000 and 2001 Admissions Cycles. AARP Research Report III. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.


 2002

Conference Abstracts:
• Cliff, A.F. (2002). The Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP): A construct analysis. Paper presented at the annual international conference of the Association for the Study of Evaluation in Education in Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Hanslo, M. (2002). Differential Item Functioning in the Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). Paper presented at the annual international conference of the Association for the Study of Evaluation in Education in Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Yeld, N. (2002). The Construct of Placement Tests in English for Educational Purposes at the University of Cape Town. Sociolinguistics Symposium 14, Gent (Belgium), April.
• Yeld, N. (2002). The TELP and PTEEP Tests: their Uses, Rationale and Refinement. Keynote paper at the Colloquium on Language Testing in Higher Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, April.
• Yeld, N. (2002). Access and Foundation Programmes. Paper presented at the UNCF TELP Workshop ‘Strengthening Higher Education in South Africa’, April.
• Yeld, N. (2002). Can One Test for Potential? Assessment in Higher Education Symposium, University of the Western Cape, March.
• Yeld, N. (2002). Assessing the Language Abilities and Thinking Approaches of First-Year University Applicants: Construct Development and Validation. Paper presented at the annual international conference of the Association for the Study of Evaluation in Education in Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Yeld, N. & Cliff, A. & Hanslo, M. (2002). Broadening access to Higher Education through assessing the language abilities and thinking approaches of first-year university applicants. Invited paper presented at an international symposium: International Perspectives: Global Voices for Gender Equity, Washington, U.S.A.

Theses and Dissertations passed for Higher Degrees:
• Hanslo, M. (2002). Techniques for handling clustered binary data. Unpublished M.Sc. dissertation, University of Cape Town.

Extension and Development Work (including technical and policy documents):
• Cliff, A. (2002). A study of the quality of learning taking place in tutorials at The Cape Technikon. Research report prepared for the Deans and Directors’ Meeting, Cape Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: Eastern Cape Technikon. TELP Research Report I: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: Vista University. TELP Research Report II: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: University of Venda. TELP Research Report III: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: University of the North. TELP Research Report IV: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: University of Transkei. TELP Research Report V: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: Border Technikon. TELP Research Report VI: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: University of Zululand. TELP Research Report VII: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: Technikon Northern Gauteng. TELP Research Report VIII: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2002). SATS Technical Assistance Workshop: Peninsula Technikon. TELP Research Report IX: AARP, Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Fish, W., Hanslo, M. & Visser, A. (2002). Commerce ADP and Business Science ECP students: Relationships between performance on the PTEEP, Maths Achievement and Maths Comprehension Tests and first-year course outcomes. AARP Research Report I: Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Visser, A., Hanslo, M., Herman, C. & Fish, W. (2002). Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment: First-year students’ performance on the PTEEP, Maths Achievement and Maths Comprehension Tests. AARP Research Report II: Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Visser, A., Yeld, N. & Hanslo, M. (2002). Assessment of the academic literacy skills of Bachelor of Education (Hons) students, using the Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). AARP Research Report III: Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Hanslo, M., Visser, A., Herman, C. & Fish, W. (2002). Faculty of Science: First-year students’ performance on the PTEEP and Maths Comprehension Tests. AARP Research Report V: Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Valla, V., Ralphs, A. & Cliff, A. (2002). The evaluation of workplace based learning programmes: Some trends. Report prepared for JET Education Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Visser, A. (2002). AARP and admissions in the Humanities Faculty. AARP Research Report IV. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Yeld, N. (2002). Academic literacy and numeracy profiles: A preliminary analysis of some results from the TELP and AARP Tests of incoming students. Report prepared for the South African Universities Vice-chancellors’ Association, Johannesburg, South Africa.


 2003

Articles in Journals:
• Carr, A., Cox, G., Eden, A. & Hanslo, M. (in press). From Peripheral to Full Participation in a Blended Trade Bargaining Simulation. British Journal of Educational Technology.
• Cliff, A.F. & Woodward, R. (in press). How do academics come to know? The structure and contestation of discipline-specific knowledge in a Design School. Higher Education.

Conference Abstracts:
• Cliff, A.F., Yeld, N. & Hanslo, M. (2003). Assessing the Academic Literacy Skills of Entry-level students, using the Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). Paper presented at the biennial international conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction, Padova, Italy and at the annual national conference of the South Africa Academic Development Association, Cape Town.
• Hanslo, M. (2003). Differential Item Functioning in the PTEEP: The Mantel-Haenszel and Logistic Regression procedures. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, Cape Town.
• Hanslo, M. & Visser, A. (2003). Approaches to Predictive Studies: Possibilities and Challenges. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the South African Academic Development Association, Cape Town.
• McBride, S. (2003). Dynamic Testing as a Complementary Mechanism for Selection to Higher Education. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, Cape Town.
• McBride, S. The Construct of the Mathematics Comprehension Test (MCOM). Paper presented at the annual national conference of the South African Academic Development Association, Cape Town.

Extension and Development Work (including technical and policy documents):
• Cliff, A., Visser, A. & McBride, S. (2003). Report to UCT Engineering Management on Student Performance in Language and Mathematics. AARP Research Report I. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Visser, A. & McBride, S. (2003). Second report to UCT Engineering Management on Student Performance in Language and Mathematics. AARP Research Report II. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Visser, A., Hanslo, M., McBride, S. & Van der Ross, G. (2003). Science, Engineering, Law and Wits Plus Students’ Performance on the AARP tests of Language and Mathematical Thinking. AARP Research Report III. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Hanslo, M., Visser, A. & McBride, S. (2003). Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment: AARP Tests and first-year students’ academic performance for the 2002/3 cycles. AARP Research Report IV. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Visser, A. & Hanslo, M. (2003). The Balancing of Excellence with Equity: The Alternative Admissions Research Project. Submission prepared for the Mellon Excellence and Equity Project. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Hanslo, M., Visser, A. & McBride, S. (2003). Faculty of Science: AARP Tests and Students’ Performance 1999 – 2003. AARP Research Report V. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Gird, A. & Visser, A. (2003). First Report to the Health Sciences Consortium on the use of the Health Sciences Placement Tests in 2003. AARP Research Report VI. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A. & Gird, A. (2003). Analysis of the 2002 (Water) Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). AARP Research Report VII. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
 

 2004

Articles in Journals:
• Carr, A., Cox, G., Eden, A. & Hanslo, M. (2004). From Peripheral to Full Participation in a Blended Trade Bargaining Simulation. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35, 197-211.
C• liff, A.F. & Woodward, R. (2004). How do academics come to know? The structure and contestation of discipline-specific knowledge in a Design School. Higher Education, 48, 269-290.
• Cliff, A.F., Yeld, N. & Hanslo, M. (under review). Assessing the academic literacy skills of entry-level students, using the Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). Assessment in Education.
• Visser, A. & Hanslo, M. (under review). Approaches to predictive studies: possibilities and challenges. Assessment in Education.

Extension and Development Work (including technical and policy documents):
• Cliff, A.F. (2004). Report on research workshop on Standardised Diagnostic Testing held at the University of the North, 1-2 November.
• Cliff, A.F. (2004). Report on Placement Testing Workshop held at the Durban Institute of Technology, 17-19 November.
• Cliff, A.F. (2004). The Alternative Admissions Research Project. Research submission prepared for the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Award process.
• Cliff, A.F., Hanslo, M. & Visser, A. (2004). Commerce 2004 Intake Analysis: AARP test performance and school-leaving results. AARP Research Report I. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Hanslo, M. & Visser, A. (2004). Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment: AARP Tests and students’ academic performance for the 2003/4 cycles. AARP Research Report II. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Gird, A. & Visser, A. (2004). Report to the Health Sciences Consortium on the use of the Health Sciences Placement Tests in 2004. AARP Research Report IV. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Cliff, A., Hanslo, M. & Mboweni, A. (2004). Analysis of the 2004 (Ecotourism) Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP). AARP Research Report V. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.
• Hanslo, M., Cliff, A.F. & Visser, A. (2004). Faculty of Science: AARP Tests and Students’ Performance 1999 – 2004. AARP Research Report III. Academic Development Programme, University of Cape Town.