Synthesis of Results of the Third External Quality Assessment (B.E. 2554-2558) of the General Basic Education Schools at Primary and Secondary Level

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to synthesize results of the third external quality assessment (B.E. 2554-2558); and 2) to compare the external quality assessment results of the second and the third rounds, and synthesize suggestions of the external assessors. Synthesized data consisted of results of the second external quality assessment (B.E. 2549-2553), and the third external quality assessment (B.E. 2554-2558) of 32,834 general basic education schools at primary and secondary levels which were accredited by the Executive Board, Office of Nation Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), and summary opinions of the external assessors in 329 book reports. A group discussion comprised 33 stakeholders was also held. Research tools were data recording form, and issues for focus group discussion. The data were analyzed by using the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. Synthesized results were summarized as follows: 1. A total of 20,369 general basic education schools (62.04%) were accredited. Most of them had assessment results at the good level (54.20%), followed by the very good level (7.83 %), and 12,465 schools were unaccredited. The schools under Office of the Higher Education Commission, especially large schools, and schools in Bangkok and its vicinity were most accredited. The second standard concerning educational administration was certified at very good level, whereas other standards were certified at the good level, and the first standard relating to educational management scored the lowest. The fifth indicator on learning achievement of the learners was rated at the urgent improvement level. 2. About 30.35 % of the schools received lower assessment result levels from accredited to non-accredited, and most of them were schools under the Office of Basic Education and Local Administrative Organization, small, medium, and large schools of both urban and suburban areas, and regional schools. The schools under Office of the Higher Education Commission and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration had stable assessment results at the good, very good, and very good levels, and the good, good, and good levels, respectively. The special large schools and schools in Bangkok and its vicinity had lower assessment result levels from the very good to good level.