TY - JOUR
T1 - Internal quality assurance in education: an instrument for the assessment of interpersonal teaching skills
AU - Brok, den, P.J.
AU - Brekelmans, J.M.G.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Recent developments in education, such as increased budgetary freedom of
schools, more demanding and active parents or students, and publication of ratings
of school performance in newspapers and on the Internet, force schools to provide
more and more information on their quality and their efforts to uphold it. Because
of this increased external pressure on quality assurance, schools and similar
institutions also increase their efforts in internal quality assurance. As
a consequence, there is a growing need for instruments that contribute to the
process of internal quality assurance.
A major role in the quality of a school and the learning of its students is played by
the teacher. This argument is supported by research from several educational
domains, such as educational effectiveness research (e.g. Creemers, 1994),
learning environments research (e.g. Fraser, 1998) and educational psychology
(e.g. Shuell, 1996). This paper discusses an instrument that can be used for internal
quality assurance and that assesses the quality of interaction between students and
teachers. Interaction is one of the most important factors in teaching, as it directly
relates to order in the classroom, one of the most common problem areas in
education according to teachers (Veenman, 1984). The instrument is called the
Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI), and is one of the most widely used
instruments for assessment of teachers – but also school management – in the
Netherlands, Australia and United States.
The structure of this paper is as follows. First, the theoretical framework behind
the instrument is presented. Second, a description of the actual instrument is given,
followed by an outline of the procedure used in working with the instrument.
When discussing this procedure, the role of students is also discussed. Finally,
avenues for improvement of teacher quality and applications of the instruments,
including some research, are provided.
AB - Recent developments in education, such as increased budgetary freedom of
schools, more demanding and active parents or students, and publication of ratings
of school performance in newspapers and on the Internet, force schools to provide
more and more information on their quality and their efforts to uphold it. Because
of this increased external pressure on quality assurance, schools and similar
institutions also increase their efforts in internal quality assurance. As
a consequence, there is a growing need for instruments that contribute to the
process of internal quality assurance.
A major role in the quality of a school and the learning of its students is played by
the teacher. This argument is supported by research from several educational
domains, such as educational effectiveness research (e.g. Creemers, 1994),
learning environments research (e.g. Fraser, 1998) and educational psychology
(e.g. Shuell, 1996). This paper discusses an instrument that can be used for internal
quality assurance and that assesses the quality of interaction between students and
teachers. Interaction is one of the most important factors in teaching, as it directly
relates to order in the classroom, one of the most common problem areas in
education according to teachers (Veenman, 1984). The instrument is called the
Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI), and is one of the most widely used
instruments for assessment of teachers – but also school management – in the
Netherlands, Australia and United States.
The structure of this paper is as follows. First, the theoretical framework behind
the instrument is presented. Second, a description of the actual instrument is given,
followed by an outline of the procedure used in working with the instrument.
When discussing this procedure, the role of students is also discussed. Finally,
avenues for improvement of teacher quality and applications of the instruments,
including some research, are provided.
M3 - Article
VL - 5
SP - 22
EP - 32
JO - Kvalita Inovácia Prosperita
JF - Kvalita Inovácia Prosperita
SN - 1335-1745
IS - 2
ER -