1.Attitudes towards a possible Eurobachelor in Physics 2.Quality assurance Urbaan Titulaer, chair Frank van Steenwijk, secr. Claire Demuynck Gintaras Dikcius Jarmo Hietarinta Report Working group 4
Acceptance of the “Eurobachelor” yesprobably yes maybe(probably) no # EU / EEA old, North EU old, South EU new Non-EU Total
important somewhat important unimportant Eurobachelor
incomingoutgoingemploymentaccreditationconvergence North South New Non-EU All Expectations for Eurobachelor by region important / somewhat important / unimportant
Questionnaire on quality assurance One questionnaire per country Responses from 34 countries North 12 South 6 New 7 non-EU 9 subjects:Internal quality assurance measures External evaluation Accreditation and benchmarking
Course evaluation by students NorthSouthNewNon-EU (12) (6) (7) (8) Yes, regularly: Yes, occasionally: No
Purposes of evaluation NorthSouthNewNon-EU Quality of teaching Determining workload Identifying difficulties
Systematic analysis of examination results ? Yes 3 When needed 19 No 12 Analysis of causes for drop-out ? Yes 4 Rudimentary 9 No 20
Programmes to improve the pedagogical quality of teachers ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (12) (6) (7) (9) Yes, by courses or training Yes, by mentoring No
Feedback from employers ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (12) (6) (7) (9) Yes Occasionally No Feedback from recent graduates ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (12) (6) (7) (9) Yes Occasionally No
External evaluation ? yes, voluntary no, but planned no info no yes, obligatory
How do you rate the experience ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (7) (5) (5) (5) On the whole useful Useful, but too much work A waste of time
Consequences for teaching or the organisation of teaching ? major: 5 minor: 11 none: 8 Consequences from evaluation for the curriculum ? major: 3 minor: 15 none: 6 Consequences for the internal quality assurance system ? major: 4 minor: 10 none: 10
Accreditation of study programmes? yes, voluntary and common no, but planned no info no yes, obligatory
How do you rate the experience ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (3) (2) (6) (6) On the whole useful Useful, but too much work Waste of time
yes no no info Do benchmarks for physics exist ?
Would European benchmarks be useful ? NorthSouthNewNon-EU (6) (3) (6) (3) Yes Maybe No