Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Quality Assessment of the Internal Evaluation Plan of the Department of Educational Sciences and Improvement Strategies

Document Type : Original Article

Author
مرزبان adibmanesh
دانشیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه فرهنگیان
10.22034/jcs.2025.530101.2451
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the quality of the implementation of the internal evaluation plan of the Department of Educational Sciences of Teacher Training University and providing solutions to improve the quality of its education. The research was quantitative in terms of its applied purpose and the type of data sought, and was conducted using a cross-sectional survey method. The statistical population of the research included all faculty members, students and teachers of the Educational Sciences Department of Teacher Training University of Kermanshah. A standard questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that of the total six factors examined, three factors of organization including teaching-learning strategies and students and teachers were evaluated at a desirable level, two factors including academic fields and faculty members were evaluated at a relatively favorable level, and one factor of facilities and equipment was evaluated at an undesirable level. Finally, it is recommended that the educational conditions of university education be designed in manner that student teachers are required to learn a wide range of educational and research activities in the course content.

Highlights

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Keywords
Internal evaluation
quality assessment
Educational Sciences Department

Subjects

Bazargan, A., & Farasatkhah, M. (2015). Monitoring and evaluation in higher education. Tehran: Samt Publications. [in Persian].
Bayati, M. (2022). Internal evaluation of departments of Payame Noor University in Rey. Master Thesis in Educational Sciences- Curriculum planning orientation. Faculty of Humanities, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University. Branch Rey. [in Persian].
Bourelle, T., Bourelle, A., & Rankins- Robertson S. (2015). Teaching with Instructional Assistants: Enhancing Student Learning in Online Classes. Computers and Composition; 37, 90-103.
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (2018). Accessible through the site; chea.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Ezer. H., & Horin. A. (2013), Quality enhancement: a case of internal evaluation at a teacher education college. Quality Assurance in Education. Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 247-259.
Gholamzadeh, H. (2018). Presenting a model for internal evaluation of educational groups of Iranian public universities. Doctoral thesis in the field of educational management, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. [in Persian].
Jafarpour Marzouni, Z., Khorsandi Taskoh, Ali., & Abdollahinejad, A. l. (2022). The skills and effective factors on improvement of university educational departments performance in the network community. Quarterly Journal of Research and Planning in Higher Education. Volume 28, Issue 3 - Serial Number 105, December: Pages 1-23. [in Persian].
Jarvis, D. (2014). Regulating higher education: Quality assurance and neo-liberal managerialism in higher education; A critical introduction. Policy and Society, (33), 155-166.
Kalimullin, A. M., Khodyreva, E., & Koinova-Zoellner, J. (2016). Development of Internal System of Education Quality Assessment at a University. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(13), 6002-6013.
Keramati.E and Afra,R.(2025) .Designing and Validation of a Scale for Factors Influencing the Formation of Hidden Null Curricula at Farhangian University. Journal of Curriculum Studies (J. C. S) Vol. 20 (76); 2025, 61-86[in Persian].
Paula Cabral, A. & Huet, I.,( 2024). Assessment of research quality in higher education: contribution for an institutional framework. Social and Behavioral Sciences. 116, pp. 1528_1532.
Poursalim, A, Rahmati, S .and Romani, S. (2024). Phenomenology of the lived experiences of Farhangian University student teachers from attending internship courses. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 19(75), 193-226. doi: 10.22034/jcs.2025.477473.2333.[in Persian].
Szabo,GH. (2017). Approaches for Internal Evaluation of Universities in a New Public Responsibility Framework of ESG 2015, Quality Assurance Review for Higher Education, Vol. 7, No. 2
Matei, L., & Iwinska, J. (2018). Quality Assurance in Higher education: A Practical Handbook. Budapest: Central European University Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education.
Moradi, A and Nouri, M (2024). Internal evaluation of the Department of Educational Sciences of Farhangian University and strategies for improving the quality of education, Higher Education Letter, 17(68). 1-31. . [in Persian].
Masouminezhad.R(2025). Identifying and explaining the characteristics of reflective learning approach on the implementation process of Inquiry -oriented curriculum in Farhangian University. Journal of Curriculum Studies (J. C. S) Vol. 20 (76); 2025, 115-150[in Persian].
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (2015). Regulation of the monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance system of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. [in Persian].
Nasrollahinia, F., Yamanidouzi, M., Arefi, M., & Mohamadi, R. (2019). Survay quality of implementation of internal evaluation of departments in shahid beheshti university from the perspective of faculty members. Journal of Educational Planing Studies. Volume 8, Issue 15, Octobe, Pp: 121-147. [in Persian].
Nooripour, M and Maleki, R (2015). Educational evaluation, a new necessity in Iranian higher education: The case of the Rural Development Management Department of Yasouj University, Journal of Higher Education, Year 8, Issue 29: 114-85. [in Persian].
Nelson, R., & Dawson, P. (2014). A contribution to the history of assessment: how a conversation simulator redeems Socratic method. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 39(2), 195–204. doi:10.1080/02602938.2013.798394
Shokati, P. (2022). Internal evaluation of the teaching and learning system in the electronic platform (case study: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran). A thesis submitted for master's degree in educational management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran. [in Persian].
Zamaniyan, S., Kalantari Dehaghi, H., Khakpour, A., & Mohammadi, R. (2021). Implication of Internal Evaluation for Educational Departments' Quality Improvement: Malayer University's Department of Education. Higher Education Letter (HEL). Volume 13, Issue 52, February, Pages: 35-69. [in Persian].

  • Receive Date 12 June 2025
  • Revise Date 03 September 2025
  • Accept Date 07 September 2025