Self-Assessment & Review (2016-17)

Self-assessment is arguably the most powerful means for a tertiary education organisation (TEO) to understand and improve its educational performance. Self-assessment is a systematic process of data-driven self-reflection. It is directed towards coherent and clearly articulated goals to inform decision-making and operational practices. Self-assessment across an organisation has four main components: 

• Systematic data gathering 
  
• Robust data analysis that leads to valid conclusions 
  
• Reflective processes that involve all people in the organisation 
  
• Decision-making for ongoing improvement connected to the outcomes of a self-reflective process. 
  

TEOs generate and gather a large amount of data. Analysing and making sense of this data enables better decision-making. Good self-assessment is only possible when a range of people in the organisation are involved, e.g. teachers, non-teaching staff, students and other stakeholders such as employers. 

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