Development Of Quality Assessment Research Articles

Анализ подходов оценки качества результатов подготовки студентов в системе профессионального образования за рубежом

In this article an attempt to systematize the existing approaches to the assessment of quality of training students of technical universities in various countries is made; features of the assessment result of students' learning common for the whole system of higher education in Europe and the United States are identified; differences in the quality assessment result of training technical university students in foreign countries are also discussed. The relevance of the research is determined by the features of the organization and trends in the development of quality assessment of student training results, which is one of the most important aspects of managing the development of the higher education system. The choice of methods for its implementation directly affects all aspects of university activities in general, and largely determines the quality of educational services. The purpose of the article is to study and analyze existing approaches to assessing the quality of training results of technical university students abroad. It is established that the assessment of the quality of students' training results in Russia requires transformation of our mentality in determining the content of education. The presented results and conclusions of the study make it possible to formulate recommendations for assessing the quality of student training results in the system of professional education in Russia and promote the creation of a unified system for assessing the quality of higher education, which contributes to increasing the prestige of Russian higher education and its integration into the international scientific and educational space.

Internal Control Quality Evaluation Model for Information System Based on QFD and Risk Analysis

Internal control Quality evaluation of the information system based on the risk management is a more significant issue in the corporate governance. It presents a proposed method for the development of quality assessment and risk evaluation and early-warning for internal control of the information system, and shows the application of the ordinal logistic regression model and its advantages. It involved several steps: processing a quality design through QFD based on the customer need, building a quality evaluation index system of internal control based on risk analysis, building the ordinal logistic regression model, differentiating and analyzing the quality evaluation to reach the internal control quality evaluation result.

The impact of quality assessment in universities: Portuguese students' perceptions

Despite being one of the major reasons for the development of quality assessment, students seem relatively unaware of its potential impact. Since one of the main purposes of assessment is to provide students with information on the quality of universities, this lack of awareness brings in to question the effectiveness of assessment as a device for promoting institutional accountability. Aiming to contribute to increase knowledge in this field, the paper addresses Portuguese students' perceptions of the impact of quality assessment. Resorting to the findings of a qualitative study on this subject, it is argued that students seem to assume a rather ambiguous position vis-à-vis this impact. While seeing assessment as having only a limited capacity to produce changes, students seem reluctant about the possibility of measures being adopted to increase it.

Measuring the quality of hospital in the home care: a clinical indicator approach.

Hospital in the home (HIH) refers to the delivery of acute hospital care to patients at home. This includes the delivery of intravenous therapy, low molecular weight heparin, and complex wound care that would necessitate hospital admission. The development of quality assessment and improvement in HIH has been hampered by several factors. To (i) develop clinical indicators for HIH care from an analysis of the current literature and test their suitability for implementation by HIH programmes; and (ii) make a preliminary assessment of the quality of HIH care delivered in several HIH units in Victoria, through an examination of clinical indicator data. Prospective descriptive study in 3 consecutive months of HIH admissions. Nine HIH units in Victoria, Australia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES/INTERVENTIONS: Five clinical indicators for HIH care: unexpected patient telephone calls; unplanned staff call-outs; unplanned return to hospital; medication administration errors; and patient refusal to consent to HIH care. Seven hundred and fifty-nine patient admissions over a 3-month period were included. On average, 10% of patients made an unexpected telephone call, 2.4% of patient admissions required an unplanned staff call-out, and 7.3% of admissions resulted in an unplanned return to hospital. Only one medication administration error was reported. Patient refusal of HIH was very uncommon. Clinical indicators relating to unexpected patient telephone calls, unplanned staff call-outs and returns to hospital are recommended for inclusion in Australia's hospital accreditation programme. On the basis of this study, it appears that HIH is a safe and acceptable form of care. However, the findings also suggest a minimum level of service provision, particularly in the area of after-hours support, for the safe management of acute hospital care at home.

Promoting Professional Development in Higher Education through Portfolio Assessment

ABSTRACT The evaluation of the capacity for reflective and critical thinking at the transition stage from pre‐service education to working life is a challenging task for the development of quality assessment in higher education. Beginning teachers can organise their plans, reflections, observations and work samples in what is called a portfolio, reflecting on their experiences. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate professional development in higher education based on personal portfolios during a year‐long induction programme. The trainees were new teachers about to enter working life. The development essays and interviews with the participants based on their personal portfolios were analysed through qualitative methods. The results indicate that self‐assessment is an important tool for professional development.

Patient satisfaction with inpatient psychiatric care. The influence of personality traits, diagnosis and perceived coercion.

The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of personality traits, diagnosis and perceived coercion on patient satisfaction with inpatient psychiatric care. The study was performed as a cross-sectional study on 7 inpatient wards in southern Sweden. A cohort of 50 psychiatric inpatients evaluated satisfaction with care and also made ratings on a personality questionnaire. Patients with a higher level of the trait aggressive nonconformity were significantly less satisfied with the ward's physical and psychosocial environment, the treatment design and the treatment program. The phenomenon of acquiescence was not related to the reported level of satisfaction. Analyses of patient satisfaction according to diagnostic groups showed that patients with affective disorders had significantly better satisfaction than patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Patients who perceived that they were involuntarily admitted were measured as being significantly less satisfied with the care in all areas. It is concluded that, to attain a higher specificity in analyses of variation in patient satisfaction, focus may be put on situational and setting factors of the care delivered along with specific patient characteristics. Risk groups, which require great attention in the development of quality assessment and quality assurance policies, are patients with schizophrenia and patients who perceive coercion in connection with inpatient psychiatric treatment.