TOOLS AND APPROBATION RESULTS FOR THE MULTICOMPONENT MODEL OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The tools used as the basis for the experiment on independent higher education quality assessment, conducted by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science of the Russian Federation have been analysed. The developed set of indicators for students’ knowledge assessment and quality of academic teaching staff are described. The results of the participation of HEIs in the fourth stage of the experiment on independent assessment of the quality of higher education are presented, including typification of higher education institutions, obtained by using cluster analysis.

Keywords

• set of indicators for independent higher education quality assessment
• intermediate certification impartiality
• educational space
• experiment
• cluster analysis