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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. Legislation. Quality law National standards for schools evaluation National standards for schools accreditation. Institutions responsible for QA. Quality assurance – Schools Quality control – ISJ Quality evaluation – ARACIP.
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Legislation • Quality law • National standards for schools evaluation • National standards for schools accreditation
Institutions responsible for QA • Quality assurance – Schools • Quality control – ISJ • Quality evaluation – ARACIP
Quality definition • Quality education has two dimensions: • Objective – conformity to standards • Subjective – meeting the customers’ expectations
Quality assurance – schools • Quality assurance is realized through development activities undertaken by the educational institutions regarding: • Institution capacity • Planning capacity • Implementation capacity of different educational programs for beneficiaries
CEAC – Evaluation and quality assurance committee • 7-9 members: teachers, students representative, community representative, parents representative • Identifies the weak areas • Designs improvement strategies • Designs the development plan • Make reports about quality of education in schools
Quality evaluation • Schools capacity • School effectiveness • Quality management
School capacity • Strategic management • Operational management • Schools assets • Educational aids • Educational documents • Human resources
School effectiveness • Curriculum • Students outcomes • Research activities • Financial aspects
Quality management • Strategies and quality procedures • Students assessment • Teachers evaluation • Information management • Quality assurance materials
Quality control – ISJ • Schools evaluation • Managers evaluation • Inspections • Thematic inspection • Subject inspection • School inspection
Inspections • Pre-inspection – 1 day • Inspection – 5-7 days • Report – written report • Class observation • Students learning outcomes • Parents satisfaction • Relationship with the community • School culture and ethos
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.William Foster