Evaluation of the Yamaguchi University Self-Assessment and Evaluation System and Its Improvement
Abstract
University evaluation is mandated by the School Education Act and the National University Corporation Act. Being educational organizations, universities are currently required to conduct self-assessment measures and institute upgrades. Yamaguchi University introduced the Yamaguchi University Self-Assessment and Evaluation System (YUSE) before the incorporation of national universities, and the system has been in operation and undergone improvements for over a decade. The present paper reports an overview of the portal site and the three web systems of Yamaguchi University pertaining to self-assessment. It also outlines the improvements effected to the current assessment system based on user requests. These advances will provide useful information to enhance evaluation systems at other universities. The stated enhancements can be categorized into three frameworks related to the systematic issues and that have been changed for the better: “system usability,” “links to other systems,” and “visualization functions (graphs) for analyses.” The present study will be useful not only as a fundamental material for future activities related to university evaluation and institutional research, but also as a comparative content for the evaluation support systems at other universities.
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