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8.2.4 Interpreting what happenedAs for previous cycles, the purpose of the evaluation conducted after the 2005 semester wasto assist in determining if the implementation was effective in facilitating student learning,and to provide the researcher with data to reflect on improvements to be made. Table 8.6provides a summary of the instruments used to collect data for analysis in this cycle.Table 8.6: Instruments applied to Cycle 3Cycle Diagnostic Devices Records FeedbackLearningStylesTeachingStylesCycle 3 LSI ATI Assessment items Year Survey& results2005ILSPerformanceStudent records ReviewASIUnit redevelop SSURoLIrecordsDesignInteraction Curriculum Map OrientationSchedulesFeedbackMurdochActivityGraduateLogsAttributesEngineers AustraliaGraduateAttributes1996;2005Success of the learning modelIn 2005 success of the learning model could not be assessed without consideration of the totalenvironment in which the students were immersed.The ENG301 students themselves acknowledged this. They noted that with all their studiesundertaken within a Studio environment, they felt they were much more in control of theirefforts. Probing of this concept within a focus-group environment indicate the following:• students felt academic staff were more tolerant of the needs of other Studios• with a full-time load of only two Studios student time was not as fragmented acrossdifferent areas• except for the (negotiated) compulsory attendance, students could vary the time theyspent on each Studio in response to their total learning context. It was the team’s role357