Asia Study Tour Evaluation Report

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Asia Study Tour Evaluation Report"

Myron Franklin
7 years ago
Views:

1 Asia Study Tour Evaluation Report At the end of each of the two legs of the study tour, participants were asked to complete an evaluation form rating the quality of selected program and administrative aspects of the tour on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the highest rating. The information provided is summarized in Tables 1 to 3 below. Similarly, at the end of each day of the tour, participants were asked to rate the topics dealt with during that day on the same scale. The information provided through these daily evaluations is summarized in Tables 4 and 5. Table 1: Overall Evaluation - Singapore / Category Administrative / Logistics No Total Number of Responses Percentage - 1% 2% 18% 77% 1% 100% Program Percentage - - 8% 30% 59% 4% 100% Overall Percentage % 28% 69% NA 100% Average The total number of responses was derived from the summation of the responses for each element under each Category. A total of 31 participants responded to the evaluation in Singapore Leg. 2 The 3 elements evaluated under Administrative / Logistics category were Hotel Accommodation, Local Transport and Admin & Logistics Support. 3 The 6 elements evaluated under Program category were Relevance of Program Content to your Country, Study Objectives have met your Expectation, Relevance of Site Visits, Choice of Presentation Topics, Quality of Presenters and Presentations and QA Sessions. 4 The two respondents who did not provide an overall rating have been excluded from this calculation. 5 This is a weighted average of the ratings given by each participant, using the values of the ratings on the scale 1-5 as weights. 1

Similarly, at the end of each day of the tour, participants were asked to rate the topics dealt with during that day on the same scale.

2 Table 2: Overall Evaluation - Vietnam 1 / Category Administrative / Logistics No Total number of Responses Percentage % 27% 61% 2% 100% Program Percentage - 0.4% 6% 38.5% 52.7% 2.4% 100% Overall Percentage % 60% - 100% Overall Average Evaluation Findings: The data collected through the evaluation forms show that the participants rated the Asia Study Tour very highly: 69% of the participants gave the Singapore leg of the tour the top rating of 5 and 28% rated it 4. 60% of the participants rated the Vietnam leg 5 and 40% rated it 4. The average rating was 4.66 for the Singapore leg and 4.60 for the Vietnam leg. Common feedback provided by the respondents when asked for comments were: Singapore Leg: 1 On the question on which 2 topics the respondents found most interesting and relevant, feedback and comments were as follows: Development of TVET system in Singapore: 45% Professor Chen Kai Ming topics on Education for Tomorrow: 20%: Singapore Teachers Pre-service Training and Professional Development: 20% 1 See footnotes on Table 1. 2 A total of 42 participants responded to the evaluation in Vietnam Leg 2

6 Evaluation Findings: The data collected through the evaluation forms show that the participants rated the Asia Study Tour very highly: 69% of the participants gave the Singapore leg of the tour the

3 The model used by TVET institutions to link up with the labor market/ industry / economy: 16% 2 Some suggestions for improvement were: - To include visit to primary school and secondary school; - To include interaction with lecturers and students during site visit to institutions; - To allow more time for in-depth discussion and study of certain topics; - To allow more time for Q&A Vietnam Leg: 1 On the question on which 2 topics the respondent have found most interesting and relevant, feedback and comments were as follows: - Primary Teachers Professional Profile: 26% - Developing a Sustainable Textbook System: 24% - TVET Visit: 14%. 2 Some suggestions for improvement were: a. To extend the Q&A session so as to encourage more conclusive exchange of experience and ideas with the Vietnamese counterpart; b. To include visit to secondary and primary school; c. To go into in-depth discussion on certain topics. 3

4 Tables 3: Comparison of WB and African Delegate Singapore / Category Total WB Respondent Overall in % WB Average Africa Delegate Respondent Overall in % African Average - - 8% 33% 58% 100% % 77% 100% Vietnam WB Respondent Overall in % WB Average Africa Delegate Respondent Overall in % African Average % 20% 100% % 73% 100% Evaluation Findings: 1 From the data collected from the evaluation forms, while World Bank staff also gave the tour excellent ratings, their rating were slightly lower than those of the African participants. The World Bank participants average rating was 4.46 and 4.2 for Singapore and Vietnam Leg respectively The African participants average rating was 4.77 and 4.73 for Singapore and Vietnam Leg respectively 4

5 Table 4: Evaluation of the Individual Day Vietnam Leg Discussion Topics Total Challenges of Educational Percentage Development in Africa Average Overview of Percentage Education in Vietnam Average Vietnam s EFA Successes and Percentage Challenges Average Panel Discussion Vietnam s Percentage Experiences and its Relevance to Africa Average Teacher Development Professional Percentage Development Average Student Assessments (Asian and Other Percentage International Experience) Average Student Assessments Percentage (Vietnam Experience) Average Vietnam Textbook Program (Publication, Percentage Distribution and Finance) Average Visit to textbook Percentage publication facilities Average

32 Panel Discussion - - 11 18 5 - Vietnam s Percentage - - 31 50 13.9 - Experiences and its Relevance to Africa Average - - - - - 3.

6 Discussion Topics Total Development of Lower and upper Percentage Secondary Education Average Education Financing Percentage in Vietnam Average Site Visits Percentage Average Average The average rating captured at the daily evaluation differs from the average rating captured in the overall evaluation because the objective of the daily evaluation was to look only in terms of relevancy and delivery of content. On the other hand, the overall evaluation comprised of 2 categories (Program and Administrative / Logistics) and under each category, there were 3 to 6 elements. 6

7 Table 5: Evaluation of the Individual Day Singapore Leg Discussion Topics Total Education Challenges in Africa Overview Percentage and Country Perspectives Average Development of Education in Percentage Singapore since Independence Average Strategic Management of Education Percentage Development in Singapore Average Singapore s Experience in Percentage Education over 40 Years Average Singapore Teachers pre-service Training Percentage and Professional Development Average Curriculum Development and Percentage Textbooks in Singapore Average ICT Masterplanning for Education: Percentage Singapore s Experience Average ICTs Serving Educational Needs in Percentage Rural Areas: China s Experience Average Education for Growth: Korea s Experience Percentage over 40 years Average

7 Strategic Management - - 5 16 22 - of Education Percentage - - 12 37 51 - Development in Singapore Average - - - - - 4.

8 Discussion Topics Total Site Visit to ITE Balestier Campus Percentage Average Thailand s Experience in addressing the Percentage challenges of Secondary Education Average Development Technical and Vocational Training in Percentage Singapore Average Education for Tomorrow Percentage Average Tertiary and University Education Percentage in the Last 40 Years Average Textbook Development in Percentage Singapore Average Site Visit to ITE College East Simei Percentage Average Site Visit to Nanyang Polytechnic Percentage Average

85 Development Technical and - - 2 14 23 - Vocational Training in Percentage - - 5 36 59 - Singapore Average - - - - - 4.

9 Polytechnic Education Singapore s Percentage Experience Average Average From the data collected from the daily feedback forms, the participants gave the Vietnam leg of the tour an average rating of 4.18 and the Singapore leg of the tour an average rating of 4.45 in terms of individual topics selected and content delivered in both legs of the tour. We can conclude that on the whole, the topics selected and the content presented for both legs of the tour by the speakers were rated highly relevant and useful for the participants. We also noted that some participants have reflected in the daily evaluation form that certain topics were not that relevant to them. It is important to note that this arose because the background of the participants was varied where some were involved in supervising TVET, some in primary education, some in secondary education and others in higher education. Since this study tour covers a wide spectrum of the education field, it is inevitable that some topics were more relevant and others were less relevant to the participants. It is interesting to note that generally, topics on education development and visit to institutions have been rated highly by the participants. For example, the topics on Development of Education in Singapore since Independence, Education for Growth: Korea s Experience over 40 years and Thailand s Experience in addressing the Challenges of Secondary Education Development have all been rated highly by the participants. As a follow up to this study tour and arising from the feedback from the participants through the evaluation forms, we could select topics that participants have indicated strong interest in and do an in-depth study on these topics for future study tour. 1 See footnotes on Table 4. 9

45 in terms of individual topics selected and content delivered in both legs of the tour.

Global Student Mobility 2025 Forecasts of the Global Demand for Pathways to Higher Education in the Schools, VET and ELICOS sectors

Global Student Mobility 2025 Forecasts of the Global Demand for Pathways to Higher Education in the Schools, VET and ELICOS sectors Andrew Hewett IDP Education Australia Agenda and Key Issues Pathways