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THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE External evaluator

THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE External evaluator. Support to strengthening the higher education system in azerbaidjan. 2019. Training session N0.2 Eliane Kotler Michelle Houppe. The peer-review. The peer-review.

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THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE External evaluator

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  1. THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE Externalevaluator • Support to strengthening the highereducation system in azerbaidjan • 2019 • Training session N0.2 • Eliane Kotler • Michelle Houppe

  2. The peer-review

  3. The peer-review Definition: Key principle of self-regulationestablished by a profesionnalsector or evaluation process requiring the participation of qualified people in a certain domain. Peer Person withsame social situation, same qualifications or position as the otherpersoninvolved in the process. + - Sharedunderstanding Peers ≠ friends Acceptability « smallfamily» Collegiality

  4. The peerreview Externalevaluator   Evaluation ExternalQuality Control Inspection Mutualtrust Evaluated bodies 2 key words: to be strict and fair…

  5. Thepeerreview  Evaluation Audit Definition Quality audit: Evaluation thatfocusesonly on QA mechanisms of the evaluated body. Much more specialized

  6. The peerreview • You are not: You are an external EVALUATOR:

  7. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES • OBJECTIVITY • Impartiality • RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY • CONFIDENTIALITY • fairness • collABORATION • PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND INTEGRITY Evaluation

  8. Ethicalprinciples • + • OBJECTIVITY • Impartiality • Respect for diversity • Confidentiality • Fairness • COLLABORATION •  • No personal opinion • no interest, no INFLUENCE • No single model • No public disclosure, no gossip • No favoritism, no discrimination • NO STAR SYSTEM

  9. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IMPARTIALITY = CHECK ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST

  10. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES Evidence-basedfindings= fair report LOOK FOR FACTS AND FIGURES RELY ON STANDARDS

  11. The peerreview INDEPENDANCE Evaluation ANO Evaluation Higher Education Institutions Decision

  12. EXPECTATIONS/ THE EXPERT • BEFORE THE SITE VISIT • Read the SER with attention • Prepareyour questions/comments, based on the tasksrepartition and the planning but alsoyourgeneral feeling • Have a clearoverview of the situation of the evaluatedentity + the missing information /evaluationframework Prepare a dedicatedsheet/ form per session and /or for each area of the evaluationframework

  13. EXPECTATIONS/ THE EXPERT • 2. DURING THE SITE VISIT • Attend the meeting and pay attention to the discussions • Be neutral and do not judge the people interviewed • Ask the questions youneed for your contribution to the report, but short questions are better • Make sure youget the evidenceyouwillneed • No direct feedback to the interviewed, no criticism • No repeatingwhat the former interviewedtoldyou ! Check yourdedicatedsheet/ form Ask questions and take notes Yourroleis to behelpful !

  14. Example of an interview file : AUL Azuniversity of languages

  15. EXPECTATIONS/ THE EXPERT • 3. AFTER THE SITE VISIT • Sum up your notes and compare to yourneeds • Draftyour contribution • No personalization, no direct criticalview on a person • Giveyour opinion/feedback on the others’ contribution • Contribute to the conclusion of the report • Contribute to the accreditationproposal Start writingasap Be evaluative but provideevidences

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