African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations▲	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-77950075034	The impact of tropospheric ozone pollution on trial plot winter wheat yields in Great Britain - A...	Kaliakatsou E., Bell J.N.B., Thirtle C., Rose D., Power S.A.	2010	Environmental Pollution	158	5	10.1016/j.envpol.2009.10.033	Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2A...	Kaliakatsou, E., Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campu...	Numerous experiments have demonstrated reductions in the yields of cereal crops due to tropospher...	Econometrics; Trial plot data; Tropospheric ozone; Winter wheat; Yield loss	Cereal crop; Crop loss; Experimental studies; Great Britain; Plant breeders; Repeated measures; T...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650143643	Impact of climate variability on tomato production in Limpopo province, South Africa	Tshiala M.F., Olwoch J.M.	2010	African Journal of Agricultural Research	5	21	None	Centre for Environmental Studies and Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Uni...	Tshiala, M.F., Centre for Environmental Studies and Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and M...	The relationship between tomato production, monthly average temperature and seasonal average temp...	Climate change; Climate variability; Limpopo; South Africa; Temperature; Tomato production	Lycopersicon esculentum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927515726	Evaluation of the environmental and social sustainability policy of a mass tourism resort: A narr...	Swart I.	2012	HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies	68	1	10.4102/hts.v68i1.1264	Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Geography, ...	Swart, I., Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Department of ...	The recordation of the life stories of individuals residing in the community of Ledig, who have b...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84855973874	Reading between the lines: contributing factors that affect Grade 5 student reading performance a...	van Staden S., Howie S.	2012	Educational Research and Evaluation	18	1	10.1080/13803611.2011.641270	Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	van Staden, S., Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Afr...	This article reports on the South African results of a study to identify and explain relationship...	educational policies; PIRLS 2006; reading literacy; secondary analysis	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955025949	Finding the best fit: The adaptation and translation of the performance indicators for primary sc...	Archer E., Scherman V., Robert C., Howie S.J.	2010	Perspectives in Education	28	1	None	Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Curriculum Evaluation...	Archer, E., Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Scherman,...	Reform and improvement are imperative in the current South African education system. Monitoring o...	Expert and user collaboration; Instrument adaptation and contextualisation; Rasch analysis; Trans...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84878084570	Effective or just practical? An evaluation of an online postgraduate module on evidence-based med...	Rohwer A., Young T., Van Schalkwyk S.	2013	BMC Medical Education	13	1	10.1186/1472-6920-13-77	Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch Univ...	Rohwer, A., Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stell...	Background: Teaching the steps of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to undergraduate as well as postg...	Evaluation; Evidence-based medicine; Online learning; Postgraduate	article; education; evaluation study; evidence based medicine; human; medical education; methodol...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867066550	Performance of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale in a sample of children and adolesce...	Boyes M.E., Cluver L.D.	2013	European Journal of Psychological Assessment	29	2	10.1027/1015-5759/a000134	Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University ...	Boyes, M.E., Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention...	The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African childr...	Adolescents; Anxiety; Measurement; Psychometric; South Africa	None	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of two methods of estimating larval habitat productivity in western Kenya highlands	Kweka E.J., Zhou G., Lee M.-C., Gilbreath T.M., Mosha F., Munga S., Githeko A.K., Yan G.	2011	Parasites and Vectors	4	1	10.1186/1756-3305-4-110	Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 1578, Kisumu 40100...	Kweka, E.J., Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 1578,...	Background: Malaria vector intervention and control programs require reliable and accurate inform...	None	air sampling; algal community; Anopheles; anopheles coustani; anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908105890	The last one heard: The importance of an early-stage participatory evaluation for programme imple...	Gilmore B., Vallières F., McAuliffe E., Tumwesigye N.M., Muyambi G.	2014	Implementation Science	9	1	10.1186/s13012-014-0137-5	Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Dublin 2, Ireland; S...	Gilmore, B., Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Dublin ...	Background: The systematic involvement of project beneficiaries in community maternal and child h...	Community health workers; Evaluation; Maternal and child health; Participation; Programme impleme...	adolescent; adult; attitude to health; child; child health care; cross-sectional study; female; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954069396	Impact of care and social support on wellbeing among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria	Adedimeji A.A., Alawode O.O., Odutolu O.	2010	Iranian Journal of Public Health	39	2	None	Centre for Global Health, University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Dept. of Sociolo...	Adedimeji, A.A., Centre for Global Health, University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland;...	Background: Availability of antiretroviral therapies has transformed AIDS into a manageable chron...	Care support; HIV/AIDS; Nigeria; Social support	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84893353935	Performance of four computer-coded verbal autopsy methods for cause of death assignment compared ...	Desai N., Aleksandrowicz L., Miasnikof P., Lu Y., Leitao J., Byass P., Tollman S., Mee P., Alam D...	2014	BMC Medicine	12	1	10.1186/1741-7015-12-20	Centre for Global Heath Research, St. Michael's Hospital, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Uni...	Desai, N., Centre for Global Heath Research, St. Michael's Hospital, Dalla Lana School of Public ...	Background: Physician-coded verbal autopsy (PCVA) is the most widely used method to determine cau...	Causes of death; Computer-coded verbal autopsy (CCVA); InterVA-4; King-Lu; Physician-certified ve...	adolescent; adult; aged; article; autopsy; cause of death; child; computer coded verbal autopsy; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650099709	Can disease control priorities improve health systems performance in South Africa?	Rispel L.C., Barron P.	2010	South African Medical Journal	100	12	None	Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,...	Rispel, L.C., Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand,...	[No abstract available]	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; article; cost effectiveness analysis; disease control; healt...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953731552	The evaluation of bedside teachingan instrument for staff evaluation and student experience: A pi...	Green-Thompson L., Mcinerney P., Veller M.	2010	South African Journal of Surgery	48	2	None	Centre for Health Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand,...	Green-Thompson, L., Centre for Health Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University o...	Background. Bedside teaching is the core teaching strategy in the clinical study years of the med...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955108129	The impact of burnout on the intention to quit among professional nurses in the Free State region...	Pienaar J.W., Bester C.L.	2011	South African Journal of Psychology	41	1	None	Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Department of Industrial Psychology, Universi...	Pienaar, J.W., Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Department of Industrial Psych...	Thousands of qualified nurses leave the South African health sector on an annual basis owing to v...	Burnout; Free state; HIV; Intention to quit; Professional nurses; Stress	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883196648	Measuring the impact of academic development courses in first- and second-year chemistry	Smith L.C.	2013	South African Journal of Chemistry	66	None	None	Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa	Smith, L.C., Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa	This paper uses multivariate analysis to estimate the impact of educational interventions in the ...	Academic development; Academic performance; Chemistry; Educational interventions; Multivariate an...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866264534	Measuring the impact of educational interventions on the academic performance of academic develop...	Smith L.C., Ranchhod V.	2012	South African Journal of Economics	80	3	10.1111/j.1813-6982.2011.01287.x	Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa; School of Economi...	Smith, L.C., Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Ranc...	This paper analyses the impact of educational interventions made in the first- and second-year mi...	Academic development; academic performance; economic education; educational interventions; microe...	academic performance; curriculum; geography education; microeconomics; multivariate analysis; stu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897471101	Using evaluation as action research: Reflections on teaching practice using Brookfield's four len...	Ndebele C.	2014	Anthropologist	17	2	None	Centre for Higher Education Teaching and Learning, University of Venda, P. Bag. X 5050, Thohoyand...	Ndebele, C., Centre for Higher Education Teaching and Learning, University of Venda, P. Bag. X 50...	As one goes about the process of teaching there is need to sit down after every session and take ...	Autobiography; Feedback; Peer review; Relevant literature; Student eyes; Triangulation	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84914179409	The South African higher education system: performance and policy	Cloete N.	2014	Studies in Higher Education	39	8	10.1080/03075079.2014.949533	Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), PO Box 18094, Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa...	Cloete, N., Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), PO Box 18094, Wynberg, Cape Town, ...	Transformation in higher education in South Africa over the last 20 years has been strongly shape...	development; differentiation; higher education; knowledge production; policy	None	None	View
None	None	The ECOWAS court as a human rights promoter? Assessing five years' impact of the Koraou Slavery j...	Adjolohoun H.S.	2013	Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights	31	3	None	Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Adjolohoun, H.S., Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa	The 2005 reform initiated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had the doubl...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84905483165	Predicted Impact of Mass Drug Administration on the Development of Protective Immunity against Sc...	Mitchell K.M., Mutapi F., Mduluza T., Midzi N., Savill N.J., Woolhouse M.E.J.	2014	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	8	7	10.1371/journal.pntd.0003059	Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Sch...	Mitchell, K.M., Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, Institute of Immunology and Infecti...	Previous studies suggest that protective immunity against Schistosoma haematobium is primarily st...	None	parasite antibody; parasite antigen; praziquantel; anthelmintic agent; helminth antibody; adolesc...	MRC, Wellcome Trust; WT082028MA, Wellcome Trust	View

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