New Methodological Approach to Classify Educational Institutions—A Case Study on Romanian High Schools

Since 2021, the National Evaluation exam in Romania (the exam aimed to assess 14- to 15-year-old students’ knowledge at the end of lower secondary education and just before high school) has presented a novel examination structure that resembles PISA tests. The current investigation analyses the 2021...

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Published in:Mathematics (Basel) 2022-07, Vol.10 (14), p.2480
Main Authors: Necula, Marian, Roșu, Maria-Magdalena, Firescu, Alexandra-Maria, Basu, Cecilia, Ardelean, Andreea, Milea, Eduard C., Păun, Mihaela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification
Education
educational institutions classification
educational institutions’ performance
Evaluation
high school admissions
Mathematics
national evaluation exam
OECD
PISA
Quality
Secondary education
Secondary schools
Service industries
Students
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Summary:Since 2021, the National Evaluation exam in Romania (the exam aimed to assess 14- to 15-year-old students’ knowledge at the end of lower secondary education and just before high school) has presented a novel examination structure that resembles PISA tests. The current investigation analyses the 2021 National Evaluation exam results compared to the results obtained in the previous two years (2019–2020) as an evaluation of upper education institutions’ effectiveness in Romania. The results put forward the same conclusions as proposed by extant literature on Bucharest high schools. Even though the educational institutions show apparent progress and great adaptability to change, a more in-depth analysis reveals great inequality between educational institutions. As in the case of Bucharest, nationally there are only a small number of top-performing high schools in Romania, with the majority of high schools ranking in the lowest category as conceptualised in the study. The current investigation puts together a novel methodology for classification based on the main instruments proposed in literature: a letter grade classification and Turner’s f-index. The results and the methodological proposal are especially relevant considering the latest PISA (2018) conclusions on Romania characterising the national educational system as underperforming.
ISSN:2227-7390
2227-7390
DOI:10.3390/math10142480