Comparative Study On China-US’ School Evaluation Organization, Standard And Practice

Education is the basis for the rejuvenation of a country. It is also of vital importance for the prosperity of the nation. The evaluation of the inspection system in primary and secondary schools is an effective mechanism for administrative supervision and management, which is also an irreplaceable part for modern education. However, at present our nation tends to emphasize more on the formulation and implementation of policies rather than to underline the inspection and evaluation process in the education administrative management. The culture of conducting effective school evaluation in our country is far from being complete. In contrast, the school evaluation implemented by regional Accrediting Commissions for Schools in American is a unique educational evaluating mechanism, which has achieved outstanding result.The dissertation mainly tries to compare the school evaluation systems in China and America from three aspects, i.e. school organization, evaluation standard, practice process. Research methods adopted include documentary analysis, historical analysis, case analysis and comparative analysis, aiming to figure out various features and rewarding experience of the present Chinese and American evaluation systems in a comprehensive way, which might also shed light on the theory and practice of school evaluation in the two countries.The main content of the dissertation can be shown as follows:(1) Comparison of features of school evaluation system in China and America. Political, economic and cultural factors that would influence their formation and development are figured out.(2) Comparison of evaluation standards in Chinese and American schools-case analysis.(3) Comparison of practice process in the two countries-case analysis.(4) Prediction of future development and summary of the experience in both evaluation systems are made based on the comparative research. Suggestions for construct evaluation systems with Chinese characteristics are put forward as well. Key problems to be solved are mainly concerned with similarities and differences between (1) school evaluation organizations in China and the US,(2) indicators and standards used in Chinese and American school evaluation systems,(3) practice in conducting the evaluating process, as well as (4) the new treads of school evaluation in China in the future.In the dissertation, organizational features of evaluation systems are stated in details first by historical analysis, aiming to discover political, economic and cultural elements that may influence their formation and development. Then the fundamental theories and statements are shown in the essay. Present situation and major research achievements at home and abroad are presented in a comprehensive way, laying the theoretical foundation for the whole research. The comparison of organizations of school evaluation systems in the two countries is made to discuss problems about how to guarantee the quality of education from its way of organizing.In the following section, the standard for school evaluation are presented in details by analyzing cases in Advices on Practice of Education Evaluation in Primary and Secondary School of Jilin Province which is publicized in2008, and in standards of school accreditation publicized by WASC (Western Accreditation of Schools and Colleges), American. Comparisons are made from several aspects, including content of evaluating indicators, distinctive features shown in practicing processes, as well as the successful experience. In the end, tendency for future development in Chinese and American school evaluation is predicted through the comparative research. Suggestions on building up school evaluation systems with Chinese characteristics are put forward on the basis of summarizing experience and inspiration of the two countries’ practice.