Quality of School Education – Measurement and Significance

For the past few decades, extensive research has been performed on the factors that determine economic growth. Theories vary in terms of classification, underlying concepts, and methodology of assessing those factors. However, all of them suggest that quality of education plays a key role in sustaining long-term economic progress. Тhis article focuses on the importance of measuring the education quality. It outlines certain indicators and methods of assessing student achievements which at the same time could serve as a measure of quality of education. It also examines the effectiveness of these parameters to provide a full and objective quality assessment of a country’s education system. A review upon benchmarking of basic quality indicators of EU countries has been provided as well. The article sets apart the quality of the Bulgarian educational system and proposes measures for its effectiveness.

ROLES OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION, TEACHING PARTICIPATION, AND GOVERNMENT ON TEACHING PRODUCTIVITY RESULT AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Lecturers as university educators have been main player and determinant of successful educational effort. Their roles are getting challenged when their role and productivity are highlighted. They face challenges which come from three sources, e.g., university standards; (2) education measurement; (3) issue of balancing government standards with institutional plan. However, there is a gap that lecturer’s efforts are rarely observed especially in college and universities. The purpose of this study is to determine whether programs that have been run by college have achieved the expected goals. This type of research is field research to observe college preparation and evaluation to measure their lecturers role in teaching and classroom interaction. Our study found that M E and lecturers active role can impact on the teaching productivity. We also found that lecturers understanding about government policy can improve college ability to develop their institutional plan. This study bring benefits for management auditors, institutional planner and educators to develop and improve their institutional plans.Keywords: monev, the active role of the lecturers, the lecturers 's interactive role in the class discussion, the productivity of the lecturers

A New Method for Setting Standard in Medical Education, Applying Previous Year Cumulative GPA

This study tested a new method of standard setting which does not need judges’ decision. Objectives: (1) to compare the minimum-passing-level ( MPL) of the new standard setting approach with that of a traditional method (Angoff’s Method); and (2) to find the best borderline group by analyzing five ranges of the students’ previous year’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA). Method: A range of previous year GPA around 2 was used to probe borderline group, the mean of which was applied as cut-off to decide pass and fail. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the curve (AUC) analyses were applied to investigate the agreement between the pass/fail cut-scores of the new approach and Angoff’s Method. Result: The pass/fail cut-score of new method highly agreed MPL of of Angoff’s Method: with AUC ranging from 0.91 to 1.0 in all analyses. Conclusion: This new approach would be an alternative to Angoff’s Method when subject-matter experts are not available or in order to avoid the making of subjective decisions by these experts. Key word: MPL, pass and fail, medical education, measurement, standard setting

Principal Learning-Centered Leadership and Faculty Trust in the Principal

Principals are increasingly held accountable for student achievement. Existing research has found principal leadership indirectly affects student achievement. Using the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education measurement of principal learning-centered leadership and the Omnibus T-Scale measurement of faculty trust in the principal, researchers sought to better understand the relationship between the perceived learning-centered leadership of principals and faculty trust in those principals. Findings indicated that principal learning-centered leadership was significantly and positively related to faculty trust in the principal.

The status of accountable education in the Surgery Department, Tabriz, Iran

Background: Accountability brings transparency and commitment to improve adherence to the mission and upgrade the current system. The medical education system bears a responsibility to be accountable towards the community, which involves examining the fulfillment of the university’s goals in this area. Therefore, this study has reviewed the fulfillment of accountable indicators in the study group. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in the surgery department at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in the teaching hospitals of Imam Reza and Sina. it was done based on accountable education measurement tool that included 10 areas, 25 criteria and their associated markers. The data collection method was based on interviews, observation and review of documents. Results: The average performance (mean 38.6%) of the surgery department across the ten areas of social accountability in education was at a moderate level. There was no performance recorded in the 2nd and 9th areas and the performance in the 8th and 10th areas was poor. Areas 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 had a moderate performance and the Area 3 had a fairly good performance average. Conclusion: The performance of the study group is based on some factors such as the relationship between the Medical Education Development Center and the Medical Education Department and their knowledge of accountability principles and criteria, and the knowledge and application of teaching, assessment, and evaluation methods as well as the knowledge of accountable education.

The Effect of The Using of Computer Games On Academic Success In Teaching English To 8th Grade Students

<p>In this study, the effect of using computer games in an English teaching classof the 8th grade students in secondary school is investigated. A total of 112 8th grade students, 57 in the experimental group and 55 in the control group, participated in the study. Academic Achievement Tests prepared by Ministry of National Education, Measurement, Evaluation and Exam Services Department were used as pre-test and post-test. Eight of the games, which were prepared specifically for Grade 8 students, were used in the Experimental Information Network (EBA). Preliminary tests as covariant, final tests as dependent variables and applied to groups of teaching and traditional teaching were discussed as independent variables. According to the one-way covariance analysis (COVARIANCE) results, it was found that the game was more effective than traditional teaching and this effect was moderate. In addition, it was determined that 36% of the final test scores of the students learning the game were explained by the game.</p>