The Development Of A Support System For The Follow-Up On Basic Education Quality Assessment And Accreditation

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop a support system for the follow-up on basic education quality assessment and accreditation and 2) to assess and test the system's effectiveness. There were two phases that allowed the research objective, and this paper will show the result of the first objective, which is one part of the whole research. The target groups in the first phase were 1) 15 quality assurance experts selected by purposive sampling, 2) nine quality assurance and information technology specialists selected by purposive sampling, and 3) administrators and teachers who will be using the system and IT specialists who are responsible for the information system in the Office of Educational Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization). The tools used in this research consisted of the expert interview questionnaire, the expert discussion questionnaire and discussion recording form, and a system performance evaluation form. The statistic was using mean and S.D. The research found that 1) the support system for the follow-up on basic education quality assessment and accreditation consists of input, process, output, and feedback sections. This system has three stakeholders: administrators, monitoring supervisors (ONESQA and area), and schools. The system structure has two main components: frontend and backend functions. 2) the overall system was evaluated as effective at the highest level. The usefulness of the system and the consistency of the system's objectives were evaluated to be the most efficient. The aspect of functionality, the ability to display results as needed, and the ability to provide advice and assistance were most effective.