Open AccessHybrid model for quality evaluation in secondary education
Author(s) -
Mariya Docheva,
George Totkov,
Silvia Gaftandzhieva,
Rositsa Doneva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1031/1/012068
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , measure (data warehouse) , process (computing) , computer science , set (abstract data type) , subjectivity , data mining , management science , statistics , mathematics , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , programming language , operating system
The paper introduces a hybrid model for quality evaluation of the educational process in high school, based on a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators. The model overcomes the subjectivity of external evaluation by using a relatively small number, clear and objectively measurable criteria for different types of indicators, divided into 12 groups. All 132 indicators (75 qualitative and 57 quantitative) are measures of the educational process from different points of view -to measure compliance of essential quality criteria with European and national best practices, to objectively compare specific numerical indicators, etc. Quality indicators are evaluating by using two types of measuring scales. The first type is suitable for such indicators which are used mainly to classify the assessed objects according to a specific characteristic. The second type of measuring scales are suitable for indicators, the values of which are used to compare the qualities of objects. The proposed hybrid model for quality evaluation of high schools uses 4 measurement scales, based on relative measurements of 57 quantitative indicators.