El ejercicio de evaluación de la investigación de las universidades 1992: una segunda opinión
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Qualitative and Quantitative Validation of Tools with Rating Scales Aimed at Assessing the Quality of University Service-Learning
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Lancet (London, England)
|September 11, 1993
Resumen
Los jefes de departamento universitarios proporcionan evaluaciones comparables a las del Consejo de Financiación Universitaria del Reino Unido. Este método es más rápido y más rentable, lo que sugiere la necesidad de reevaluar las estrategias actuales de evaluación académica.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Educación médica y educación médica.
- Administración de la Educación Superior.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los departamentos universitarios de práctica general se someten a evaluaciones periódicas.
- El Consejo de Financiación Universitaria del Reino Unido (UK UFC) es un órgano clave para evaluar los departamentos académicos.
- La evaluación de los departamentos académicos es crucial para la asignación de recursos y la garantía de calidad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para comparar las evaluaciones de los departamentos de práctica general realizadas por los jefes de departamento frente a la UFC del Reino Unido.
- Evaluar la eficiencia y la rentabilidad de las evaluaciones de los jefes de departamento.
- Informar sobre posibles revisiones de las metodologías actuales de evaluación de los departamentos académicos.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis comparativo de los resultados de la evaluación.
- Evaluación de los plazos y costos de evaluación.
- Revisión de los marcos de evaluación académica existentes.
Principales resultados:
- Se encontraron pocas diferencias significativas entre las evaluaciones de los jefes de departamento y las evaluaciones de UFC del Reino Unido.
- Las evaluaciones de los jefes de departamento fueron demostrablemente más rápidas.
- Las evaluaciones de los jefes de departamento fueron más económicas.
Conclusiones:
- Las autoevaluaciones de los jefes de departamento ofrecen una alternativa viable a las evaluaciones externas.
- Los métodos actuales para evaluar los departamentos académicos pueden requerir una reconsideración a la luz de alternativas más eficientes.
- La implementación de evaluaciones de jefes de departamento podría racionalizar el proceso de evaluación para los departamentos de práctica general.
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