ABSTRACT
This chapter describes some of the types of evaluation that have been carried out and tries to appraise some of the practical attempts at introducing lifelong learning methods in colleges and universities. Despite the problems that beset educational research, efforts to understand learning processes continue and, in particular, to determine how students’ learning strategies are affected by teaching approaches. Miller and Parlett introduced the notion of cue-seeking in students. ‘Cue-seekers’ actively look for all the hints they can obtain about what is required in a learning situation, and successfully adapt to the demands of ‘hidden curriculum’. Knapper attempted to determine whether approaches to learning in university were transferred to the workplace. He developed ‘Work-place Learning Questionnaire’, based on the Approaches to Learning instrument that was originally devised by Ramsden and Entwistle for use with university students. Goddard has been remarkable for its attempts over the past few decades to evaluate the success of its programmes in effecting change among students.
