Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 30-41.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.04.003

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Method and Proposed Approach to Constructing the Index of Basic Education Quality

Jiahui Zhang1, Feng Li2, Tao Xin1   

  1. 1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    2. School of Statistics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China
  • Online:2021-04-20 Published:2021-04-22

Abstract:

The development of basic education quality index can provide scientific and effective evaluation for education quality. This paper first reviewed the related explorations on educational indicator systems and educational indices to provide insight into the construction of the basic education quality index of China. Based on the goal of improving education quality and the specific requirements for the construction of the basic education quality index proposed by the trend of educational evaluation system reform in this new age, this paper proposed a possible approach to constructing the educational indicator system based on the CIPP framework, selecting input, process and product indicators according to validity evidence, building a comprehensive evaluation system allowing the participation of multiple sides, using and interpreting the index based on the quality standards, and considering equity and quality simultaneously. Meanwhile, to facilitate the construction of the basic education quality index, there is a need for a series of educational empirical studies in the areas such as data linking and imputation, the local validation of quality indicators, validation of indices of different levels, the index construction at the age of “Internet +”, comparison of different aggregation methods, case study of index application with quality standards, and the construction of index merging quality level and equality.

Key words: quality of basic education, index, indicator system, quality standard