An analysis of appropriate group of assessors for assessing quality of primary schools based on the educational quality standards : a case study of Chiang Rai province
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to analyse the group of assessors for assessing quality standards in primary schools. The assessors could be specified into five groups namely, administrators, teachers, students, parents, and school board of committee. There were 53 indicators and 14 standard assessment that used in process of evaluation. The evaluation and assessment forms were used as the instrument of the method of measurement. Evaluation form composed of quality standards and explanation, and assessment form composed of quality standards, indicators and explanation of indicators. Collecting data was divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 was the process of collecting data from 44 administrators, 99 teachers, 646 students, 618 parents, and 269 school board of committee in 24 primary school. Phase 2 was another process of collecting data from 14 supervisors (the Office of Provincial Primary Education), 10 administrators , 29 teachers, 185 students, 182 parents and 70 school board of committee in 7 primary school which under the supervisor of the Office of Provincial Primary Education in Chiang Rai province. These 7 schools were selected from the schools that have knowledgeable staff in evaluation. The data from only 6 of the schools could be analysed by applying basic statistic, e.g. frequency and percentage. The analysis was based on appropriation of assessors who passed the criteria of 60% of selfassessment in Phase 1. The result of evaluation in Phase 2 was all groups who passed in self-assessment evaluation in every indicators at the percentage of 60. The consistency of the result of analysis was concluded from self-assessment, supervisor-assessment and etc. The result could be summarized as follow: Phase 1: After giving quality standards and explanation, the finding displayed that the group of administrators was appropriate in standard 1, 3, 10, 12, 13, and 14. The group of teachers was appropriate in all standard. The group of students was appropriate in standard 4, 8 and 9. The group of parents was appropriate in standard 3, 4 and 8. The group of school board of committee was not appropriate in all types of standard. Phase 2: After giving quality standards, indicators and explanation of indicators' manual, the finding revealed that the group of administrators was appropriate in standard 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, and 14. The group of teachers was appropriate in all standards. The group of students was appropriate in standard 4, 5, 8 and 9. The group of parents was appropriate in standard 9. The group of school board of committee was not appropriate in all types of standard. Conclusion : The evaluation could be closed that in total of 14 standards and 53 indicators the group of administrators was appropriate in 8 standards and 34 indicators. The group of teachers was appropriate in 13 standards and 52 indicators. The group of students was appropriate in 7 standards and 26 indicators. The group of parents was appropriate in 3 standards and 15 indicators. The group of school board of committee was appropriate in 2 standards and 13 indicators.