How Is Quality In Distance Education Measured?
Quality in ODE is measured using performance indicators (PI). The PIs are generic statements that can be adapted for use by conventional systems, specialized areas in higher education or even other levels of education.
We shall look at PIs that were developed by CoL and the Government of Sri Lanka and initiated the Asian Development Bank-funded Distance Education Modernization Project DEMP.
These Performance Indicators (PIs) are an important tool that the project developed to contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of quality by enabling Distance Higher Education Institutions to conduct structured self-appraisal for continuous quality improvement.
From their Quality Assurance toolkit for Distance Higher Education Institutions and Programmes by CoL pg 3-10 we shall look at the performance indicators that they identified: