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New Methodological Approach to Classify Educational Institutions—A Case Study on Romanian High Schools

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  • Marian Necula

    (Economic Cybernetics and Statistics Doctoral School, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Maria-Magdalena Roșu

    (Economic Cybernetics and Statistics Doctoral School, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Alexandra-Maria Firescu

    (Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Cecilia Basu

    (Economic Cybernetics and Statistics Doctoral School, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Andreea Ardelean

    (Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Eduard C. Milea

    (Economic Cybernetics and Statistics Doctoral School, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Mihaela Păun

    (Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania
    National Institute for Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Independentei Bd. 296, 060031 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

Since 2021, the National Evaluation exam in Romania (the exam aimed to assess 14- to 15-year-old students’ knowledge at the end of lower secondary education and just before high school) has presented a novel examination structure that resembles PISA tests. The current investigation analyses the 2021 National Evaluation exam results compared to the results obtained in the previous two years (2019–2020) as an evaluation of upper education institutions’ effectiveness in Romania. The results put forward the same conclusions as proposed by extant literature on Bucharest high schools. Even though the educational institutions show apparent progress and great adaptability to change, a more in-depth analysis reveals great inequality between educational institutions. As in the case of Bucharest, nationally there are only a small number of top-performing high schools in Romania, with the majority of high schools ranking in the lowest category as conceptualised in the study. The current investigation puts together a novel methodology for classification based on the main instruments proposed in literature: a letter grade classification and Turner’s f -index. The results and the methodological proposal are especially relevant considering the latest PISA (2018) conclusions on Romania characterising the national educational system as underperforming.

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  • Marian Necula & Maria-Magdalena Roșu & Alexandra-Maria Firescu & Cecilia Basu & Andreea Ardelean & Eduard C. Milea & Mihaela Păun, 2022. "New Methodological Approach to Classify Educational Institutions—A Case Study on Romanian High Schools," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(14), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:10:y:2022:i:14:p:2480-:d:864264
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