Quality Assurance and Accreditation Peter J. Gray, Ph.D. VEF Assessment Team May 2006.

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.