2013-1-BG1-GRU06-00108
Quality Assessment Training
Grundtvig partnerships
Bulgaria
Croatia
Romania
Spain
ItalyORGANIZATION Coordinator
OPTIMA, The Bulgarian Association for Quality Language Services
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Adult education providers associations
ADDRESS
30 Pozitano Str. – Sofia
CONTACT PERSON
Galya Mateva
ORGANIZATION Partner
The Croatian Chamber of Economy, The Association for Foreign Languages
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Non-profit associations
ADDRESS
Rooseveltov trg 2 – Zagreb
CONTACT PERSON
Valnea Bressan
ORGANIZATION Partner
Romanian Association for Quality Language Services QUEST Romania
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Adult education providers associations
ADDRESS
14 Calea Dorobanti Str. – Bucuresti
CONTACT PERSON
Laura-Mihaela Muresan
ORGANIZATION Partner
UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
University or higher education institution (tertiary level)
ADDRESS
c/ Pedro Cerbuna 12, Ciudad Universitaria – Zaragoza
CONTACT PERSON
CARMEN PÉREZ-LLANTADA AURÍA
ORGANIZATION Partner
AISLi - Associazione Italiana Scuole di Lingue
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Adult education providers associations
ADDRESS
Via Roccaromana, 6 – CATANIA - CT
CONTACT PERSON
Lynden Cronin
Обучени за осигуряване на качеството
Проектът 'Quality Assessment Training' (QATrain) - е продължение на 'ISQALE' Grundtvig (Подобряване на стандартите за качество на чуждоезиковото обучение за възрастни). Основните му цели бяха да разшири използването на Схемата с критерии за подобряване на качеството, изработена и експериментирана от предишния проект в нови страни и образователни контексти и да гарантира дългосрочна устойчивост на нейното приложение чрез изработване на подробни указания за извършване на вътрешна и външна оценка на качеството. За постигането на тези цели, на първо място Схемата се прецизира терминологично и се синхронизира с последните постижения и документи на Европейската езикова политика, ориентирана към качествено езиково обучение (комуникативната езикова компетентност залегнала в CEFR , European Profiling Grid, Core Inventorу). На второ място проектът QATrain използва активно положителния опит на партньорите, резултатите и оценките от прилагането на Схемата, и определи набор от минимални критерии, които трбва да се покрият от образователни чуждоезикови институции в частния и държавен сектор. Съществуването на минимални критерии ще позволи по-бързото интегриране на нови училища към изискванията за качество, а разширените критерии ще бъдат основа за определяне на области на отличие. На трето място основните услия на партньорите от QATrain бяха насочени към изработване на детайлни процедури за вътрешна и външна оценка на качеството, с акцент върху уменията за учене през целия живот. Това включи целенасочена работа в съставянето на "Ръководство за провеждане на вътрешна оценка", както и отделно "Ръководство за провеждане на външно оценяване". На следващо място партньорите изработиха подробен набор от изисквания за квалификацията и компетенциите на оценителя на качествено чуждоезиково обучение. На последно, но не по важност място, проектът предлага програма за обучение на оценители, която включва система от тестове и набор от лекции и уъркшопи.
Quality Assessment Training
Quality Assessment Training' (QATrain) Project was conceived as a follow-up to the ISQALE (Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education) Grundtvig Project. Its main aims were to consolidate and extend the implementation of the Scheme with criteria for improving quality in adult language education (the product of the previous project) in new countries and educational contexts and to guarantee the sustainability of its implementation through developing detailed guidelines for conducting internal and external assessment. To achieve these aims QATrain firstly refined the terminology in the Quality Improvement Scheme and synchronized it with the latest developments and documents of the European language policy (e.g. communicative language competence in CEFR, The European Profiling Grid for language educators (EPG), the Core Inventory). Secondly, 'QATrain' actively utilized the partners' professional expertise, the results and evaluation of the 'ISQALE' implementation process to determine the minimum standards which have to met by educational institutions in the private and state sector in order to obtain the quality label. A set of minimum standards will allow a quicker process of integrating new schools into the quality network, whereas the extended criteria in the Scheme will serve as a basis for awarding areas of excellence. Thirdly, the joint efforts of the partners were directed mainly towards developing detailed procedures for internal and external assessment of quality with a focus on lifelong learning skills. This involved targeted teamwork for designing "Guidelines for Conducting Internal Assessment" and as a separate product "Guidelines for Conducting External Assessment". Further on, the partnership developed a list of requirements concerning the qualifications and competencies of the quality language assessor. Last but not least, the project worked out a training programme for assessors containing a system of lectures and workshops.
Edukacija za provjeru kvalitete
Ovo obrazovno partnerstvo - Quality Assessment Training (QATrain) – zamišljeno je kao nastavak Grundtvig projekta ISQALE (Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education/Poboljšanje standarda kvalitete u jezičnom obrazovanju odraslih). Glavni ciljevi su olakšati, konsolidirati i proširiti primjenu Sustava poboljšanja kvalitete u jezičnom obrazovanju odraslih kako bi se osigurala dugoročna održivost i postojanost procesa. Da bi postiglo ove ciljeve, partnerstvo će doraditi Sustav poboljšanja kvalitete (Quality Improvement Scheme) razrađen tijekom projekta ISQALE, prilagođavajući ga različitim kontekstima obrazovanja odraslih i specifičnim potrebama koje su utvrđene u fazi pilotiranja. Projekt QATrain temeljit će se na profesionalnoj stručnosti partnera i pozitivnim ishodima projekta ISQALE uz nastojanje da se oni usklade s najnovijim dostignućima u europskoj jezičnoj praksi te europskim dokumentima i projektima koji su usmjereni na kvalitetu (npr. ZEROJ (CEFR) i EJM (ELP) za jezične polaznike, Europska tablica nastavničkih profila (European Profiling Grid - EPG) za nastavnike jezika, NELLIP s naglaskom na kvaliteti projekta). Da bi se postigli predloženi ciljevi, QATrain će biti ustrojen po etapama i slojevima kako bi se razvile detaljne procedure za internu i eksternu procjenu kvalitete s fokusom na vještinama cjeloživotnog učenja. To će uključivati ciljano umrežavanje radi širenja i diverzificiranja kolektivne stručnosti, razvijanja smjernica za interne procese poboljšanja kvalitete (Guidelines for internal quality improvement processes), uključivanja eksternih stručnjaka u pripremu eksternog osiguranja kvalitete, kao i razvijanja i organiziranja stručnog usavršavanja usmjerenog na kvalitetu za procjenjivače i multiplikatore kako bi se osigurala koherentnost i održivost procesa provedbe i na lokalnoj i na međunarodnoj razini.
Quality Assessment Training
Quality Assessment Training' (QATrain) Project was conceived as a follow-up to the ISQALE (Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education) Grundtvig Project. Its main aims were to consolidate and extend the implementation of the Scheme with criteria for improving quality in adult language education (the product of the previous project) in new countries and educational contexts and to guarantee the sustainability of its implementation through developing detailed guidelines for conducting internal and external assessment. To achieve these aims QATrain firstly refined the terminology in the Quality Improvement Scheme and synchronized it with the latest developments and documents of the European language policy (e.g. communicative language competence in CEFR, The European Profiling Grid for language educators (EPG), the Core Inventory). Secondly, 'QATrain' actively utilized the partners' professional expertise, the results and evaluation of the 'ISQALE' implementation process to determine the minimum standards which have to met by educational institutions in the private and state sector in order to obtain the quality label. A set of minimum standards will allow a quicker process of integrating new schools into the quality network, whereas the extended criteria in the Scheme will serve as a basis for awarding areas of excellence. Thirdly, the joint efforts of the partners were directed mainly towards developing detailed procedures for internal and external assessment of quality with a focus on lifelong learning skills. This involved targeted teamwork for designing "Guidelines for Conducting Internal Assessment" and as a separate product "Guidelines for Conducting External Assessment". Further on, the partnership developed a list of requirements concerning the qualifications and competencies of the quality language assessor. Last but not least, the project worked out a training programme for assessors containing a system of lectures and workshops.
Formación en aseguramiento de la calidad educativa
La asociación de aprendizaje 'Quality Assessment Training' (QATrain) está concebida para dar continuidad al proyecto Grundtvig Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education (ISQALE). El principal objetivo de este proyecto ha sido el de revisar y mejorar el Scheme for Internal and External Assessment, desarrollado en el proyecto Grundtvig ISQALE. Se han desarrollado procedimientos detallados para su aplicación en colaboración con todas las instituciones que forman parte de la asociación. El proyecto QATrain también ha buscado contribuir a la formación y al desarrollo profesional de asesores expertos que utilicen el Scheme para procesos de evaluación externa de instituciones de enseñanza de lenguas tanto a nivel nacional como internacional. El objetivo último perseguido ha sido el de fortalecer y mejorar la calidad de los proveedores de lenguas extranjeras y desarrollar la gestión de enseñanza de lenguas para adjuntos en los países participantes. La colaboración conjunta ha dado como fruto el desarrollo de un sistema de garantía de la calidad más perfeccionado que implicara: Mejorar el Quality Improvement Scheme integrando las directrices europeas de política lingüística con los documentos de EAQUALS y del British Council (CEFR, EPG, Core Inventory) con el fin de identificar áreas de mejora en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras para adultos y detectar posibles disfunciones resultantes de dicha política lingüística. Difundir los resultados del proyecto y compartir la experiencia profesional del proyecto Grundtvig ISQALE con las organizaciones participantes en lo relativo al ámbito de la calidad en la enseñanza/el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. Adaptar el ISQALE Scheme a contextos específicos de educación de adultos. Se ha intercambiado experiencia profesional para desarrollar procedimientos de calidad para la auditoría interna y externa, así como para desarrollar formación de asesores en materia de lenguas extranjeras.
Training per Valutazione della Qualità
Questo partenariato di apprendimento - 'Training per Valutazione della Qualità' (QATrain) - è concepito come un follow-up al ISQALE (miglioramento degli standard di qualità in lingua per adulti Istruzione) Grundtvig Project. I principali obiettivi sono di facilitare, consolidare ed estendere l'applicazione del miglioramento della qualità della formazione linguistica degli adulti, al fine di garantire la sostenibilità a lungo termine e la robustezza dei processi. Per raggiungere questi obiettivi, sarà perfezionare il sistema di Quality Improvement sviluppata attraverso ISQALE, adattandolo a diversi contesti di educazione degli adulti e di soddisfare le esigenze specifiche individuate in fase di pilotaggio. Il progetto 'QATrain' si baserà sul 'esperienza professionale e risultati positivi di' partner ISQALE ', cercando nel contempo di sincronizzare questi con i più recenti sviluppi della politica linguistica europea, documenti e progetti orientata alla qualità a livello europeo (ad esempio QCER e ELP per studenti di lingue, europea Profiling griglia per gli educatori di lingua (EPG), NELLIP puntando sulla qualità del progetto). Per conseguire gli obiettivi proposti, QATrain sarà strutturato in fasi e livelli, in modo da sviluppare procedure dettagliate per la valutazione interna ed esterna della qualità con una particolare attenzione alla capacità di apprendimento permanente. Ciò comporterà networking mirato per estendere e diversificare il pool di competenze, lo sviluppo di linee guida per processi di miglioramento della qualità interna, coinvolgendo esperti esterni, in preparazione per la garanzia della qualità esterna, così come lo sviluppo e l'organizzazione della formazione di qualità-oriented per valutatori e moltiplicatori, al fine di garantire la la coerenza e la sostenibilità dei processi di attuazione sia a livello locale che internazionale.
Joint resultsBrochure
Brochure with general information on the association. The brochure explains that QATrain is conceived as a follow-up to the ISQALE (Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education) Grundtvig Project and its main product The Quality Improvement Scheme(QIS). The main aims of QATrain are to facilitate, consolidate and extend the implementation of the QIS in adult language education, to ensure long-term sustainability and robustness of processes.Folleto de la asociación
Folleto informativo sobre la misión de la asociación. El folleto explica que QATrain está concebido para dar continuidad al proyecto ISQALE (Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education) y a si Esquema de Mejora de la Calidad (Quality Improvement Scheme). El objetivo principal de QATrain es facilitar, consolidar y difundir la implementación del QUIS en educación de lenguas extranjeras para adultos, asegurando así sostenibilidad y fortaleza en los procesos de calidad.Brošura
Brošura s općim informacijama o projektu. Objašnjava kako je QATRAIN zamišljen kao nastavak projekta Grundtvig ISQALE (Improving Standards of quality in Adult Learning Education) i glavnog produkta tog projekta - Sustava za poboljšanje kvalitete (Quality improvement Scheme - QIS). Osnovni ciljevi QATRAIN-a su olakšavanje, konsolidiranje i širenje primjene QIS-a u obrazovanju odraslih kako bi se osigurala održivost i pouzdanost procesa. Brošura je prevedena na hrvatski.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Students, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Quality Improvement Scheme (Updated Version)
The Quality Improvement Scheme aims to maintain and enhance quality of language services through a set of criteria. The criteria are divided in four major sections: Management, Academic support of teaching, The process of Teaching, The process of learning. It can be used for internal and external assessment based on the minimum or extended criteria by private language centres, language departments of universities and state schools.Quality Improvement Scheme
El Quallity Improvement Scheme es el primer Esquema para procedimientos de evaluación que presta especial atención al proceso de aprendizaje. Permite a los estudiantes evaluar no solo la institución educativa sino también su propio desarrollo y su actuación. El esquema y su procedimiento se sustentan en la experiencia profesional de los miembros del equipo y en los últimos compromisos de polítical linguística educativa y del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia de Lenguas.No title
Sustav za poboljšanje kvalitete (QIS)
Sustav za poboljšanje kvalitete (QIS) je prvi sustav s procedurom provjere kvalitete koji se posebno bavi procesom učenja. Omogućava polaznicima da ocijene obrazovnu instituciju ali i svoj razvoj i dostignuća. Sustav i njegov način provođenja ujedinjuje profesionalno iskustvo umreženih sudionika projekta s najnovijim promjenama u europskoj jezičnoj politici, dokumentima i projektima usmjereni na kvalitetu (npr. ZEROJ (CEFR) i Europska jezična mapa)Схема за подобряване на качеството (Осъвременена версия)
Схемата за подобряване на качеството цели да поддържа и повиши качеството на езиковите услуги чрез система от критерии. Те са разделени в четири основни секции: Управление, Академична помощ за процеса на обучение, Процес на обучение и Процес на учене. Може да бъде използвана за вътрешно и външно оценяване на базата на минимални или разширени критерии от частни езикови центрове, езикови департаменти на университети и държавни училища.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Assessor training course
A training course for assessors consisting of seven workshops and devised by all project member countries: I - Assessor competences and knowledge quiz ( Bulgaria) II – Matching QIS criteria to sources of evidence and stages of assessment (Italy) III- Reviewing preliminary documents and organising the assessment timetable ( Bulgaria) IV - Lesson observation ( Hungary) V - Interviewing skills ( Spain and Greece) VI - Evaluating and grading ( Romania) VII - Report writing (Croatia)Edukacija provjeritelja
Edukacija provjeritelja kroz sedam tematskih radionica: I - Kviz provjere kompetencija i znanja provjeritelja (Bugarska) II - Određivanje podudarnosti kriterija QIS-a s izvorima informacija i fazama provjere (Italija) III - Pregled preliminarnih dokumenata i organizacija rasporeda održavanja provjere (Bugarska) IV - Promatranje nastave (Mađarska) V - Vještine vođenja razgovora (Španjolska i Grčka) VI - Evaluacija i ocjenjivanje (Rumunjska) VII - Pisanje izvještaja (Hrvatska)LANGUAGE(S)
AUDIENCE(S)
PRODUCT TYPE
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Publication
IMPROVING THE QUALITY SCHEME FOR LEARNERS WITHIN THE ISQALE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Concepción Orna-Montesinos This publication reports on the effectiveness of the Quality Improvement Scheme (QIS) as a Quality Assurance instrument in all partner institutions which can be flexibly used to integrate internal and external assessment, for the purpose of ensuring on-going quality assurance.Publicación
IMPROVING THE QUALITY SCHEME FOR LEARNERS WITHIN THE ISQALE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Concepción Orna-Montesinos Esta publicación valora la efectividad del Quality Improvement Scheme (QIS) como instrumento de aseguramiento de la calidad que puede ser utilizado para evaluación interna y externa. used to integrate internal and external assessment, así como para la mejora continua de la calidad educativa.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Online needs analysis questionnaire
Design of an online questionnaire to diagnose PhD students’ specific language needs and inform curricular design, materials design and methodological approaches for the "Academic English" course provided by the Graduate School at the University of Zaragoza. Origin of materials: ISQALE’s Quality Improvement Scheme and exchange of professional practices within the QATrain partnership. Authors: I. Vázquez, C. Pérez-Llantada, Mª A. Solans, P. Mur, I. Corona, R. Lorés, I. Guillén, C. OrnaCuestionario online de análisis de necesidades
Diseño de un cuestionario online para diagnosticar las necesidades lingüísticas de estudiantes para planificar y coordinar el diseño curricular, los materiales didácticos y las metodologías del curso "Academic English" de la Escuela de Doctorado de la U. de Zaragoza. Fuente: Quality Improvement Scheme e intercambio de experiencias profesionales y buenas prácticas con socios de QATrain. Autores: I. Vázquez, C. Pérez-Llantada, Mª A. Solans, P. Mur, I. Corona, R. Lorés, I. Guillén, C. OrLANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Academic management in HE
Development of managerial, academic coordination and internal assessment activities related to the provision of this language course in 2013-3014 and 2014-2015. All these activities have been conducted using the quality standards set by the Quality Improvement Scheme. Source: exchange of professional expertise and good practices within the partnership Author I. GuillénGestión académica en educación superior
Desarrollo de actividades de gestión coordinación y aseguramiento interno de la calidad de la enseñanza en el curso de Academic Englsih (2013-2014) de la Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Todas las actividades llevadas a cabo están inspiradas en el Quality Improvement Scheme revisado y optimizado por los socios de QATrain. Gestor y coordinador académico: I. Guillén.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Publication
Title: “English for research publication and dissemination in bi-/multiliterate environments: The case of Romanian academics” by Laura Muresan and Carmen Perez-Llantada. This publication reports on an ethnomethodological study on the use of foreign languages in academic contexts and on issues of languages for identification and languages for communication. It also raises concern towards the reported language disadvantages faced by L2 users in multilingual contexts.Publicación
Título: “English for research publication and dissemination in bi-/multiliterate environments: The case of Romanian academics”, Laura Muresan and Carmen Perez-Llantada. Esta publicación recoge un estudio etnometodológico sobre el uso de las lenguas extranjeras en contextos académicos y aborda aspectos relativos a lenguas de comunicación y lenguas de identificación. Valora también las desventajas lingüísticas que afrontan los usuarios de una L2 en contextos multilingües.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Publication
Title: “Improving the Quality Scheme for Learners within the ISQALE partnership project” by Concepción Orna-Montesinos. This publication reports on the procedures that the ISQALE team followed to improve the Quality Improvement Scheme. Its target audience includes providers of adult education (in particular, foreign language teaching) as well as higher education and research centres.Publicación
Título: “Improving the Quality Scheme for Learners within the ISQALE partnership project”, Concepción Orna-Montesinos. Esta publicación detalla los procedimientos que empleó la asociación Grundtvig ISQALE para mejorar y optimizar el Quality Improvement Scheme. La publicación está dirigida a proveedores de educación de adultos (en concreto, enseñanza de enguas extranjeras), así como a instituciones de educación superior y centros de investigación.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Publication
Title: “Teasing out the tensions between English-monolingualism and plurilingualism in European academic and research settings” by Carmen Pérez-Llantada. This publication critically assesses the role of languages for academic communication in several higher education institutions across Europe. It targets at providers of adult education and policy makers in both higher education and national governments.Publicación
Titulo: “Teasing out the tensions between English-monolingualism and plurilingualism in European academic and research settings”, Carmen Pérez-Llantada. Esta publicación hace una valoración crítica de las lenguas para la comunicación en instituciones de educación superior en Europa. Está dirigida a proveedores de educación de adultos, así como a gestores de políticas lingüisticas a nivel institucional y nacional.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Publication
Title: “Graduate students joining the global academic community: Why academic biliteracy in doctoral education?” by Carmen Pérez-Llantada. This publication critically reflects on the importance of multilingualism in higher education at a doctoral level and reports on a pilot experience with bilingual literacy learning. Targeted at providers of adult education, Research Centres Higher Education institutions and policy makers.Publicación
Title: “Graduate students joining the global academic community: Why academic biliteracy in doctoral education?”, Carmen Pérez-Llantada Esta publicación ofrece una valoración crítica sobre la multiliteracidad académica y recoge una experiencia piloto en educación superior relativa a enseñanza bilingüe para estudiantes de doctorado. Dirigido a profesores, proveedores de educación de personas adultas, centros de investigación y de educación superior y gestores de políticas linguísticas/educativasLANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Conference presentation
Title: “La coordinación de la enseñanza de lenguas en Europa como garantía de la calidad” by E. Oliete y B. Oria. This presentation addresses issues of recommendations of educational policy, European collaboration and cooperation and transnational exchange of professional experiences. It focuses on quality and evaluation of foreign language teaching.Presentación en congreso
Título: “La coordinación de la enseñanza de lenguas en Europa como garantía de la calidad”, E. Oliete y B. Oria. Ponencia que aborda aspectos relativos a recomendaciones de política educativa, cooperación y colaboración europea e intercambio transnacional de experiencias y buenas prácticas. Aborda aspectos de calidad y evaluación de enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title: “Implementación del esquema de aprendizaje ISQALE. Hacia una cultura de la calidad en el Grado de Estudios Ingleses”, S. Pellicer and O. Carciu This presentation sumarizes aspects of quality and evaluation of foreign language learning, with a special focus on the implementation of quality assurance procedures in university degrees in English language, literature and culture.Presentación en congreso
Título: “Implementación del esquema de aprendizaje ISQALE. Hacia una cultura de la calidad en el Grado de Estudios Ingleses”, S. Pellicer y O. Carciu Presentación que aborda temas de calidad y evaluación de la educación y de enseñanza y aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras, con especial atención a la implementación de sistemas de aseguramiento de la calidad en titulaciones universitarias de enseñanza de lengua, literatura y cultura inglesa.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Guidelines for Internal Assessment
The Guidelines describe in a detailed way the stages and procedures which a language institution needs to observe in the process of Internal assessment (self-assessment) of quality of language services.Ръководство за вътрешно оценяване
Ръководството описва подробно етапите и процедурите, които трябва да спазва една езикова институция при вътрешно оценяване (самооценяване) на качеството на предлаганите езикови услуги.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Guideline for External Assessment
The Guidelines describe in a detailed way the stages and procedures which a language institution needs to observe in the process of external assessment of quality language services done by expert assessors.Ръководство за външно оценяване
Ръководството описва подробно етапите и процедурите, които трябва да спазва една езикова институция при външно оценяване на качеството на предлаганите езикови услуги от експерт оценители.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Competences of assessors of quality language teaching
The outcome describes the required competences of the assessor before, during and after assessment during the final phase of report writing with recommendations and requirements. The competences are described verbally and also through a diagram.Компетенции на оценителя на качеството на чуждоезиковото обучение
Описват се необходимите компетенции на оценителя, които трябва той да притежава преди, по време на оценяването, както и след процеса на оценяване по време на написването на доклад с препоръки и изисквания. Компетенциите са изразени описателно и във форма на диаграма.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Assessor Training Course
It consists of the following workshops: Overview of external assessment procedures and stages. Assessor competences. Getting prepared for an external assessment visit. Matching assessment criteria to sources of evidence. Lesson observation. Evaluating teaching and learning performance. Assessors` interviewing skills Evaluation/grading scales and approaches. Report writing skills.Курс за обучение на оценители
Курсът се състои от следните семинари: Преглед на процедурите и етапите за външно оценяване. Компетенции на оценителите. Подготовка за външно оценяване. Съпоставяне на критерии за оценка към източници на доказателства. Наблюдение на уроци. Оценяване на процеса на обучение и учене. Умения на оценителя за провеждане на интервюта. Скали и подходи към оценяването. Умения за писане на доклад.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Didactic material
QATrain blog
Blog that includes all the records of the partnership as well as the partnership outcomes in the field of quality assurance in language education.QATrain blog
Blog que incluye todos los documentos de la asociación así como los resultados de QATrain en lo relativo a estándares de calidad en enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras a adultos.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Forum/Blog/Social Networking group
ISQALE Italian version
Schema ispettiva ISQALE in Italiano
Questo è una traduzione della schema ispettiva ISQALE già sviluppato in un progetto precedenteLANGUAGE(S)
English, Italian
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Guidelines to Internal Assessment
Guida per la valutazione Interna di un istituto
Questo è la traduzione della guida in inglese per la valutazione di qualità in un Istituo di LingueLANGUAGE(S)
English, Italian
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Didactic material
Guidelines to External Assessment
Guida per la Valutazione/Ispezione Esterna
Questo è la traduzione delle Guidelinee per adoperare la Schema ISQALE per ispezioni EsterneLANGUAGE(S)
English, Italian
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Didactic material
External Assessment Application Form
The form is completed by the language institution which applies for external assessment. It contains detailed information about various academic, legal and financial aspects of its activities.Формуляр за кандидатстване за външно оценяване
Формулярът се попълва от езиковата институция, кандидатстваща за външно оценяване преди то да започне. Той съдържа много подробна информация за академични, юридически и финансови аспекти от дейността.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian, English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Translation into Bulgarian of the Guidelines of Internal and External Assessment
Description of the Guidelines has already been provided.Превод на български на ръководствата за вътрешно и външно оценяване
Описанието на Ръководствата вече е направено.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Brochure of the Project
The brochure contains information about the aims of the project partners as well as of the final results which can be implemented by language institutions in Europe.Брошура на проекта
Брошурата съдържа информация за целите и партньорите на проекта, както и за крайните резултати, които могат да се внедрят от езикови институции в Европа.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Доклад от вътрешна оценка на български езиков център
LANGUAGE(S)
AUDIENCE(S)
PRODUCT TYPE
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Assessor Competence
It contains the competences needed by the assessor prior to, during and after the process of assessment.Компетенции на оценителя
Съдържа компетенциите, които трябва да притежава оценителя в етапите преди, повреме и след същинския процес на оценяване.LANGUAGE(S)
Bulgarian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Piloting the ISQUALE Scheme
After the first meting CAFL piloted the ISQUALE self-assessment scheme and presented the results with suggestions on how it should be revised. It also prepared a short procedure on how to implement the scheme. (two attachments)Pilotiranje sheme ISQUALE
Nakon prvog sastanka ZSJ je pilotirala postojeću ISQUALE tablicu za samoprocjenu te prezentirala rezultate i prijedloge za izmjene. Ponuđena je i kratka procedura kako primjenjivati tablicu da bi se dobili što pouzdaniji rezultati.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Statements
To make the scheme more user friendly when used for external assessment CAFL changed the questions into statements and presented them to the project team. This was accepted.Izjave
Da bi shema bila primjerenija za vanjsko vrednovanje, ZSJ je promijenila pitanja u izjave i to je prihvaćeno.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Translation of documents into Croatian and v.v.
The following documents were translated into Croatian: - The aims of the project, - The Quality Improvement System (questions and statements) - The Guidelines for Internal Assessment - The brochure The national (Croatian) External Assessment scheme was translated into English and compared with the QATrain schemePrijevod dokumenata na engleski i hrvatski
Sljedeći dokumenti su prevedeni na hrvatski: - Ciljevi projekta - Sustav za poboljšanje kvalitete (u obliku pitanja i izjava) - Smjernice za interno osiguranje kvalitete - Brošura Hrvatska tablica provjere kvalitete u školama stranih jezika prevedena je na engleski kako bi se usporedila s QATrain-ovom shemomLANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Report writing workshop
CAFL prepared and delivered the report-writing workshop as part of the of the assessor training course and organised te course piloting in Zagreb with 10 attendees from reputable foreign language schoolsRadionica pisanja izvještaja
ZSJ je pripremila i održala radionicu o pisanju izvještaja kao dio programa edukacije provjeritelja te je organizirala pilotiranje programa u Zagrebu za 10 sudionika, predstavnika kvalitetnih škola stranih jezika.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Bags
CAFL also printed a bag to publicise its hosting of the project meeting. The bags have since been used in different dissemination contexts.Vrećice
ZSJ je također tiskala i platnenu torbu prigodom održavanja sastanka projekta u Zagrebu. Te se torbe još uvijek koriste u raznim prilikama za diseminaciju.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Successful application
The QIS was successfully applied for self-assessment of schools applying for external assessment. Thw schools that successfully completed external assessment were awarded a quality label by the Croatian Chamber of Economy. Presentation at the last project meeting : Internal assessment as a trigger for external assessmentUspješna primjena
Sustav samoprocjene za poboljšanje kvalitete su uspješno primijenile škole koje su se prijavile za vanjsko vrednovanje. Školama koje su prošle vanjsku provjeru Hrvatska gospodarska komora je odobrila korištenje znaka „Hrvatska kvaliteta“. Izvještaj o utjecaju samoprocjene na pristupanje vanjskom vrednovanju prikazan na posljednjem sastanku projekta.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
AVAILABILITY
Not available
COPYRIGHT
Yes
Dissemination
CAFL used a number of dissemination opportinities presenting the QATrasin project together with the Croatian external assessment scheme: Apr 2014 – EAQUALS International conference, Budapest Nov 2014 – EDUCA PLUS, international conference on life-long learning, Zagreb Feb 2015 - Andragogic Conference, Zagreb Mar 2015 - AISLi conference, Jesi, Italy Apr 2015 - HUPE, Šibenik May 2015 – International Andragogic Symposium, ZadarDiseminacija
ZSJ je koristio nekoliko prilika za prezentiranje QATrain projekta zajedno s Hrvatskim sustavom vanjskog vrednovanja: Travanj 2014 – EAQUALS međunarodna konferencija, Budimpešta Studeni 2014 – EDUCA PLUS, međunarodna konferencija o cjeloživotnom učenju, Zagreb Veljača 2015 - Andragoška konferencija, Zagreb Ožujak 2015 - AISLi konferencija, Jesi, Italija Travanj 2015 - HUPE, Šibenik Svibanj 2015 – Međunarodni andragoški simpozij, Zadar (prezentacija sustava ustanovama koje nisu jezične škole)LANGUAGE(S)
English, Croatian
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Printed material
Conference presentation
Formulating quality assurance benchmarks for adult language learning in higher education: The case of the doctoral school, by Carmen PÉREZ-LLANTADA University of Zaragoza, Spain. Paper presented at the 3rd OPTIMA International Conference “On the cutting edge of foreign language education: The synergy of creativity and quality standards”, New Bulgarian University, Sofia Bulgaria. 7-8 June 2014.Presentación en congreso
Formulating quality assurance benchmarks for adult language learning in higher education: The case of the doctoral school, presentado por Carmen PÉREZ-LLANTADA University of Zaragoza, Spain. Ponencia presentada en la 3rd OPTIMA International Conference “On the cutting edge of foreign language education: The synergy of creativity and quality standards”, New Bulgarian University, Sofia Bulgaria. 7-8 June 2014.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Technology-enhanced tools to measure quality in foreign language education, by Oana Maria CARCIU, University of Zaragoza, Spain. Paper presented at the 3rd OPTIMA International Conference “On the cutting edge of foreign language education: The synergy of creativity and quality standards”, New Bulgarian University, Sofia Bulgaria. 7-8 June 2014.Presentación en congreso
Technology-enhanced tools to measure quality in foreign language education, presentada por Oana Maria CARCIU, University of Zaragoza, Spain. Ponencia presentada en la 3rd OPTIMA International Conference “On the cutting edge of foreign language education: The synergy of creativity and quality standards”, New Bulgarian University, Sofia Bulgaria. 7-8 June 2014.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Educational proposal for language learning in HE
Planning of an English for Academic Purposes Course at a postgraduate level at the University of Zaragoza. The course was targeted at students in their 1st-4th year of their Doctoral Programme. The planning involved syllabus design, design and piloting of teaching materials, course implementation and final course evaluation with the help of the Quality Improvement Scheme (QIS) developed under the EU Grundtvig Project Improving Standards of Quality in Adult Language Education.Propuesta educativa de aprendizaje de lenguas para estudiantes de postgrado
Desarrollo de un curso de Inglés para Fines Específicos (especialidad de ciencias biomédicas) como actividad transversal de la Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Curso dirigido a estudiantes de 1º a 4º curso de los programas de doctorado de Medicina y de Ciencias de la Salud. El desarrollo del curso conllevó la planificación metodológica y el diseño docente, la elaboración de materiales docentes, la puesta en marcha del curso y la evaluación del mismo utilizando el QISLANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Students
PRODUCT TYPE
Website
Conference presentation
Why internal quality assurance of language services in Higher Education? is a conference presentation that addresses issues of quality and quality assessment in the teaching and learning of foreign languages in higher education contexts. It was presented by O. Carciu, M. Ferrández and C. Pérez-Llantada (University of Zaragoza, Spain) in the British Council, Sofia (Bulgaria). July 2015.Presentación en congreso
Why internal quality assurance of language services in Higher Education? es una presentación de congreso que aborda aspectos de calidad y aseguiramiento de la calidad en enseñanza y aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en contextos de educación superior. Fue presentada por O. Carciu, M. Ferrández y C. Pérez-Llantada (Universidad de Zaragoza, España) en el British Council de Sofia, Bulgaria. Julio 2015LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: Academia: the place of adult guidance in education and career planning. The aim of this presentation is to report on a EU programme that offers opportunities for teacher professional development as regards student counselling. It assesses the importance of professional exchange across European countries.Presentación en congreso
Title of the presentation: Academia: the place of adult guidance in education and career planning. El objetivo general de esta presentación es la de informar sobre un programa que ofrece oportunidades para mejorar nuestras competencias como profesionales de la orientación de nuestros estudiantes a través de la experiencia profesional e intercambio de conocimientos con profesionales de otros países de Europa.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of presentation: Technology-enhanced tools to measure quality in foreign language education This presentation, by O. Carciu, reports on the Quality Improvement Scheme & Quality culture, with a special focus on how to use software and technology-enhanced tools to self-assess the teaching of English in the Degree of English Studies at UZ. Presented at the New Bulgarian University, June 2014.Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: Technology-enhanced tools to measure quality in foreign language education Esta presentación, cuya autora es O. Carciu, describe el Quality Improvement Scheme dentro de la cultura de la calidad, y aborda aspectos concretos como el uso de software y herramientas informáticas para la auto-evaluación de la enseñanza del inglés en el Grado en Estudios Ingleses de la U. de Zaragoza. Ponencia presentada en la New Bulgarian University, Julio 2014.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: Elaboración de materiales para el desarrollo de destrezas académicas escritas y orales para estudiantes de maestro en educación primaria y educación infantil. Presented by Pilar Gonzalez-Vera. This is classroom research in the course English for primary education and infant education. Results of the implementation of a needs analysis questionnaire, onsite and off-site activities are reported.Presentación en congreso
Elaboración de materiales para el desarrollo de destrezas académicas escritas y orales para estudiantes de maestro en educación primaria y educación infantil. Presentada por Pilar Gonzalez-Vera, es un estudio de investigación educativa relativo a la asignatura de Inglés en Educación Primaria. Presenta los resultados de la utilización de un formulario de análisis de necesidades, actividades presenciales y actividades fuera del aula.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Trainers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: THE E-GENERATION. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING Presented by Pilar Gonzalez-Vera, dealing with the use of technologies as a strategy for learning foreign languages. May 2014 Avila/ TISLID14Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: THE E-GENERATION. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING Presentación de Pilar Gonzalez-Vera sobre el uso de las tecnologías como estrategia de aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. Mayo 2014 Avila/ TISLID14LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: "Improving the quality scheme for learners within the ISQALE partnership project" by Concepción Orna-Montesinos. This presentation addresses aspects of quality improvement in language learning & teaching demand for a holistic multilayered approach beyond the evaluation of learner outcomes standardization practices (CEFRL, ELP) as well as the need for QA verification.Presentación en congreso
Titulo de la presentación: "Improving the quality scheme for learners within the ISQALE partnership project", autora Concepción Orna-Montesinos. Esta presentación aborda aspectos de mejora d ela calidad en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras desde una perspectiva holística, es decir, yendo más allá de la evaluación de los resultados de aprendizaje mediante prácticas estandarizadas (CEFRL, ELP).LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers, Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: "La Coordinación de la Enseñanza de Lenguas en Europa como Garantía de la Calidad" by E. Oliete, B. Oria. This presentation critically reflects on the importance of pan-European coordination in adult “lifelong learning” processes.Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: "La Coordinación de la Enseñanza de Lenguas en Europa como Garantía de la Calidad", por E. Oliete, B. Oria Esta presentación hace un análisis crítico de la importancia de la coordinación con otros países europeos respecto al aprendizaje permanente de los adultos.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: "QATrain: Pilotaje de QIS (Quality Improvement System) en la enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera en la Universidad de Zaragoza", by E. Oliete, B. Oria, S Pellicer. Esta presentación describe cómo se puede adaptar el Quality Improvement Scheme in different educational contexts, with a focus on higher education contexts.Presentación en congreso
Titulo de la presentación: QATrain: Pilotaje de QIS (Quality Improvement System) en la enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera en la Universidad de Zaragoza", E. Oliete, B. Oria, S Pellicer. Esta presentación explica cómo se puede adaptar el QIS a diferentes contextos educativos, especialmente en el contexto universitario español.LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: "Medidas complementarias al plan de acción tutelar", by Silvia Pellicer Ortín and Oana María Carciu, 6-8 noviembre 2013, Madrid / CINAIC 2013. This presentation reports on the details of a peer mentorinng programme at the Department of English and German Studies in a higher education institution (U Zaragoza, Spain).Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: "Medidas complementarias al plan de acción tutelar", by Silvia Pellicer Ortín and Oana María Carciu, 6-8 noviembre 2013, Madrid / CINAIC 2013. Esta presentación detalla actuaciones para la mejora de un programa de mentoría puesto en marcha en el departamento de lengua inglesa y alemana de una institución de educación superior (U Zaragoza, España).LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
AUDIENCE(S)
Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: "CLIL: The future of teaching languages?" by Silvia Pellicer Ortín This presentation reports on the value of CLIL as a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and language.Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: "CLIL: The future of teaching languages?" by Silvia Pellicer Ortín Esta presentación reflexiona sobre el valor de CLIL como enfoque educativo para el aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lenguas extranjeras.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Conference presentation
Title of the presentation: GRADUATE STUDENTS JOINING THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WHY A BILITERACY AGENDA FOR GENRE LEARNING? by Carmen Pérez-Llantada, AESLA Conference, Madrid 2015. This presentation focuses on the importance of foreign language learning in higher education (esp PhD students) and emphasizes the value of mutilingualism as an asset for professional development.Presentación en congreso
Título de la presentación: GRADUATE STUDENTS JOINING THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WHY A BILITERACY AGENDA FOR GENRE LEARNING? by Carmen Pérez-Llantada, Congreso Internacional de AESLA, Madrid 2015. Esta presentación se centra en la importancia del aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en enseñanza superior (estudiantes de programas de doctorado), y aboga por el valor del multilingüismo para el desarrollo profesional de este colectivo de estudiantes.LANGUAGE(S)
English
AUDIENCE(S)
Adult learners, Teachers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
Assessor Competences Mind-map
This map displays in a Diagram (Mind-Map) all the requisites needed for a trainee/ qualified assessor of quality language institutes and pre-assessment competences-during assessment competences and post assessment competences.Mind-map delle competences dei Ispettori
Questo diagrama (Mind-Map) dimostra tutti requisiti necessarie per un trainee/qualified ispettore di istituti di lingua di qualità ed inoltre mostra le competenze per pre, durante e dopo l'spezione.LANGUAGE(S)
English, Italian
AUDIENCE(S)
Trainers, Educators
PRODUCT TYPE
Pedagogical and Methodological Studies
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