Independent assessment of the quality of educational activity conditions

Abstract

The study is devoted to the system of independent assessment ofthe quality of educational activity conditions (NOKO). The authors discuss their findings in interviews with 10 respondents-experts who have experience working with the system of independent assessment of the quality of education at different levels. The authors conclude that to date, the system of independent assessment of the quality of educational activities is not used as a real management or monitoring tool in the regions.the results ofthis assessment are formal reports that are repeated from year toyear, and usually do not take into account the peculiarities of local and regional educational systems.The experts interviewed do not see any sense in the currentimplementation of procedures for independent assessment of thequality of educational activities. They have an internal belief thatthe system does not solve important social problems, but can formally confirm the existence of democratic institutions. However, some of the experts noted that the ”futility“ of procedures has a side effect on the work of the education system: the organization of procedures requires time and financial resources.Regulation of the NOKO system is currently concentrated at the Federal level. It seems that the Federal criteria for independent evaluation of the quality of educational activities should be of a framework nature, and the specific indicators that are evaluated should be set at the regional level. This approach will take into account the specifics of the regional education system and the existing conditions in the region, and at the same time will ensure the use of evaluation results in making management decisions