(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Schools Evaluation Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has started conducting second phase of educational survey for all government and private schools operating in Qatar.
The survey aims at collecting information about most educational aspects to bring a close picture of education in schools of Qatar and to ensure the achievement of strategic goals of educational process. The survey data helps in taking appropriate decisions for the development of the education sector.
'The second phase of comprehensive educational questionnaire' which began in February targets parents, students and teachers seeking their opinions about schools and education, said Director of Schools Evaluation Department at the Ministry, Muna Al Kuwari, in a press conference at the Evaluation Sector of the Ministry.
She said that the Department started sending the questionnaire forms in Arabic and English from yesterday.'The survey will be conducted for all students of public and private schools from grades 6 through grade 12. The students will fill the questionnaires at computer room of the school in the presence of evaluation experts, said Al Kuwari.
She said that the student will open the survey link, after entering user name, he will fill the form of questionnaire. 'For teachers, the survey targets all school and kindergarten teachers, where the survey link is sent through the official email to the teacher to open the link and answer the survey questions, said Al Kuwari.
She said that the survey also targets all parents of school and kindergarten students, where the survey link is sent through an SMS to the mobile number of parents registered in the Ministry's database to open the link and enter the verification code first and then fill out the survey form.
The Director of Schools Evaluation Department urged parents, students and teachers to participate in the survey and to follow accuracy and transparency in answering questions.
The first phase of the survey, which was implemented in November 2019, targeted principals of schools and kindergartens to know their views and suggestions about education because of their direct link with students and their educational experience.
The survey also aimed at obtaining information about the school, such as its structure, functions and facilities, in order to help improve educational outcomes and the quality of school performance.
Some statistics of the comprehensive educational survey which was conducted last year revealed a decrease in the teacher's satisfaction with the students 'motivation towards learning in government schools compared to private schools.
The teacher's satisfaction rate in government schools was 71%, while in private schools 88%, the survey recommended that this percentage may have a negative impact on the educational process in government schools.
The survey also suggests that the percentage of parents' satisfaction with the quality of school curricula is 83% in government schools, 79% in international and Arabic private schools.
The percentage of school principals response to questionnaires of the first phase of the comprehensive educational survey reached 88%, where 343 principals out of 392 of the targeted sample participated in the survey, while the school response rate reached 82%, with 323 schools out of 392 targeted samples.
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