Analytic Quality Glossary
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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004–9, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for amendments or additions.
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Internal
evaluation is a process of quality review undertaken within
an institution for its own ends (with or without the involvement of external
peers).
explanatory context
Internal
review is something an institution does for its own purposes. From an external agency perspective, internal
review is seen as the part of the external process that an institution undertakes
in preparation for an external event, such as a peer-review, site visit. In such circumstances,
internal review tends to be conflated with self-evaluation.
analytical
review
There
is a tendency in the literature to equate internal evaluation with self-evaluation.
In some contexts they are the same as internal evaluation is a shorthand for
self-evalaution document or process.
Internal evaluation:
Same as self-evaluation, done by a unit as a form of quality management or
in preparation for external evaluation. (Campbell & Rozsnyai, 2002)
Internal Evaluation/Self-Evaluation: The process of self-evaluation consists
of the systematic collection of administrative data, the questioning of students
and graduates, and the holding of moderated interviews with lecturers and
students, resulting in a self-study report. Self-evaluation is basically a
collective institutional reflection and an opportunity for quality enhancement.
The resulting report further serves as a provider of information for the review
team in charge of the external evaluation. (Vlăsceanu, 2004, p. 38)
However, the two
terms are distinct. A self –evaluation
is a self-reflective process. An internal evaluation is an internal review
process. An internal evaluation can be undertaken within an institution, by
an individual or a team, external to the internal group/programme being reviewed.
In which case the internal evaluation may, as part of the process, require
a self-evaluation. Thus internal evaluation process is distinct from the self-evaluation.
related terms
sources
Campbell,
C. & Rozsnyai, C., 2002, Quality
Assurance and the Development of Course Programmes.
Papers on Higher
Vlăsceanu, L., Grünberg, L., and Pârlea, D., 2004,
Quality Assurance and
Accreditation: A Glossary of Basic Terms and Definitions (