quality assurance and accreditation peter j. gray, ph.d. vef assessment team may 2006
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Quality Assurance Quality Assurance andand
AccreditationAccreditation
Peter J. Gray, Ph.D.
VEF Assessment Team
May 2006
The purpose of higher education institutions
provide instruction produce learning
The test of an institution’s quality is the achievement of its students.
Terms
Quality
Quality Assurance
Audit
Accreditation
Quality of higher education is defined
as the fitness for purposes of the
university.
MOET Provisional Regulation on Higher Education Accreditation
Quality Assurance in higher education
is a process for establishing
(assuring) stakeholder confidence
that institutions and programmes
fulfill expectations or measure up to
minimum requirements.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
Audit, in the context of quality in
higher education, is a process for
checking that procedures are in
place to assure quality, integrity or
standards.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
Accreditation is the establishment of
the status, legitimacy or appropriateness
of an institution, programme, or module of
study.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
Terms
Assessment
Teaching
Leaning
Continuous Improvement
Assessment is a general term that
embraces all methods used to judge
the performance of an individual, group
or organisation.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
Assessment of teaching is the process of
evaluating the quality and appropriateness
of the teaching/learning process, including
teacher performance, pedagogic approach,
and learning activities.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
Assessment of student learning is the
process of evaluating the extent to which
participants in education have developed
desired knowledge, understanding and
abilities.
Harvey, L., 2004-5, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International
improvement
Process of Continuous Improvement
teaching &learning
assessment
OwnershipOwnership Faculty members must have a sense
of ownership of the assessment
process…
so that faculty maintain a commitment
over time and to
be certain that the results are utilized
and make a difference.MSCHE, Framework, 1996
SupportSupport
Assessment needs strong administrative
leadership...
so that it remains flexible and adaptable to
changing needs and
is not merely an ad hoc effort.MSCHE, Framework, 1996
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Student Learning OutcomesStudent Learning Outcomes
National
Institutional
Department/Programme
Courses
Standards and CriteriaStandards and Criteria
MOET – Provisional Regulation on Higher Education Accreditation
ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance System
Middle States – Characteristics of Excellence: Standards for Accreditation
Standards and CriteriaStandards and Criteria
ABET – Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Local Program Review
Self-study
External visiting team
Evaluation and Recommendation Report
Accreditation Assures QualityAccreditation Assures Quality
In the United States, accreditation is a
non-governmental, peer review
process that ensures educational
quality.
ABET
Accreditation Assures QualityAccreditation Assures Quality
Educational institutions or programs
volunteer to periodically undergo this
review in order to determine if certain
criteria are being met.
ABET
Accreditation Assures QualityAccreditation Assures Quality
It is important to understand, however,
that accreditation is not a ranking
system. It is simply assurance that a
program or institution meets
established quality standards. ABET
MOET Provisional Regulation on Higher Education Accreditation
Quality assurance is all of those attitudes, objects, actions and procedures which, through their existence and use, and together with quality control activities, ensure that appropriate academic standards are being maintained and enhanced in and by each program.