Curricular Unit:			Code:
Institutional Assessment and Quality in Education			876AIQE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	Master	Teaching and Education Management (School and Educational Administration)	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Provide the students with knowledge that will allow them to understand the importance of the evaluation of school institutions as a way to achieve quality in education. Build capacity, in the sustained professional performance in research, to develop innovative projects in a constructive and dynamic interaction in the organization where the students carry out their professional activities.
Syllabus:
I. Module Goals II. Assessent 2.1. Concepts; 2.2. Types of Assessmnt; 2.3. Why do we evaluate?/ Who evaluates? 2.4. Importance of evaluation for organizations III. Quality 3.1. Concepts; 3.2. Quality Management Models; 3.3. The role of the leader / manager in the defense of quality. IV. Evaluation vs. Quality in Educational Institutions 4.1. Decision-making and participatory management; 4.2. The PISA Project; 4.3. The TALES Project.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus contents are consistent with the learning objectives of the Course, as we will reflect on the importance of evaluation and Quality, as well as the importance of the Evaluation of School Institutions, as a way to achieve quality in education
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
- Content display, using Power Point, debate and discussion, during the contact hours; - Use of texts or articles falling within the proposed themes and that are related to the area of study in question; - Realization of group, a work, which will be presented in the classroom and a joint reflection will be made on them. The evaluation of this Curricular Unit is done by carrying out an individual research work, or in a group of two, which will be presented to the group / Class
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Considering the training of the students, the proposed methodology, especially the debates and discussions, based on work carried out in small groups (based on material provided by the teacher), together with the professional experience of each one of them, will create very important exchanges of experiences that will be of added value to all, thus being in line with the objectives of the Curricular Unit.
Reading:
Alves, M.P. (2016). Avaliação de desempenho – uma ferramenta de gestão. Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Alves, M.P. (2009). Avaliação e Qualidade das Organizações. Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Bitar, H. de F. et al. (1998). Sistemas de avaliação educacional. São Paulo, FDE (Série “Ideias”, nº 30). Bourdignon, G. (1995). Avaliação na gestão das Organizações educacionais. In Revista Ensaio, Rio de Janeiro, Fundação CESGRANRIO, vol.3, Oct./Dec. Pp.401-410. Cury, C.R.J. (2010) Qualidade em educação - Quality in education. In Nuances: estudos sobre educação. Ano XVII, v. 17, n. 18, p. 15-31, Jan/Dec. Durham, E.R. and Simon, S. (1992). (orgs.). Evaluation of higher education. São Paulo: EDUSP. Fialho, I. (2009). A qualidade de ensino e a avaliação das escolas em Portugal. Contributos para a história recente. In Educação, Temas e problemas –avaliação qualidade e formação, 7(4), 99-116.1