Quantifying Education Quality in Secondary Schools

This research assesses the important factors in assuring education quality in secondary schools by using a business intelligence approach. A Business intelligence framework is created by employing a business intelligence process to identify the stakeholders and components relevant to education quality. The resulting Education Quality Indicator EQI framework consists of seven Critical Success Factors and is measured through twenty-eight Key Performance Indicators. The EQI framework is evaluated through expert interviews and a survey, and demonstrates that the most important factor in assuring education quality is a teacher's ability to communicate with students. Finally, a feasibility analysis is conducted in the environment of an information system that is implemented for secondary schools in the Netherlands.

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