Annotated Bibliography

Example of a correctly presented annotated bibliography

Smith, Calvin. 2012. “Evaluating the quality of work-integrated learning curricula: a

comprehensive framework.” Higher Education Research & Development 31, no. 2

(December): 247-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2011.558072.

This article examines a validation measurement model and the key dimensions of Work-

Integrated Learning (WIL) programs. WIL programs are expanding in higher education with

considerable investment. The evaluation framework divides the WIL curriculum into six

domains. Smith (2012) evaluates the six domains using a quantitative research study across

four study programs. The 42 questions used a 9-point response scale in preference to the Likert-

style scale. An initial pilot of 24 students was conducted, before administering the survey to a

total 219 students, in Engineering, Film and Criminology programs in Australia and Business

students in the United Kingdom. The instrument used to evaluate the WIL programs expands

the number of WIL curricula elements and includes integrative learning outcomes as a key

objective. The author acknowledged that a weakness of the model was the failure to evaluate

the interaction between academics and students. Smith (2012) emphasizes that the instrument

used should not be prescriptive but a means of evaluating WIL curricula. Including the four

study programs emphasized the variability of WIL with the different study programs varying

in the measures and implementation of WIL. The research provides a measurement model to

assist in the evaluation of the growing number of WIL programs.

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