1. Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation, Belgrade
Legal Framework and Inspection Procedures SICI Workshop November, Tirana, Albania
How Does the Legal Framework Support and Restrict the Effectivness of Inspectorates?
Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation, Belgrade
Ana Pejić

2. School Authorities

3. Overview Improvement through inspection Legal Framework in Serbia
The Annul Report 2015/16
Concerns
Conclusions from the interview with external evaluators (2016)
Future solutions

4. School Improvement through Inspection
OfSTED slogan improvement through inspection revised to raising standards improving lives (2007).
Question of the one-size-fits-all approach.

5. Legal Framework in Serbia (1) − Support
Standards for Work Quality of Educational Institutions
Standards for Work Quality of Preschool Institutions

6. Legal Framework in Serbia (2) − Support
Curriculum (4) Teaching and Learning (7) Pupils Attainment (2) Support for Pupils (3) Ethos (5) School Organisation and Management (5) Resourses (4)

7. The Annul Report of External Evaluation 2015/16.
The average mark 2,8 for 2/3 primary schools.
Pupils gain knowladge in class (88.4%) vs. Pupils attainment is low (26.5%).
External evaluators differ in their judgement.
External evaluators differ in reading the standards and their indicators.

8. Concerns (1)
The question of subject knowledge or pedagogical content knowledge. e.g. Language teaching Study of language teaching Study of languge learning

9. Traditional teaching vs. Progressive teaching
Concerns (2)
Teaching and Learning
Agreement over skills for the 21st century.
Disagreement over teaching methods.
Traditional teaching vs. Progressive teaching

10. Conclusions from the interview with external evaluators (1) − Support
Evaluators should be able:
to appraise school quality;
to make valid inferences based on evidence;
to achieve positive school impact;
to write down a precise report.

11. Conclusions from the interview with external evaluators (1) − Support
Standards and indicators are to be:
representative;
coherent;
comprehensible;
measurable;
practical.

12. Conclusions from the interview with external evaluators (2) − Restriction
Considerable limitations at:
domain level;
standard level;
indicator level.

13. Concerns/Challenges Probable solutions:
Main concern: Do external evauators have enough capacity to absorb so many indicators during school visit, especially during classroom observation?
Probable solutions:
to enhance external evaluaters̕̕ competencies;
to improve dialogue between external evaluators and stakeholders;
to reexamine and redefine the legal framework.

14. Important Links: National Education Council www.nps.gov.rs
National Council for Higher Education
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
Institute for Education Improvement
Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation