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Problem Situations In Assessing The Quality Of Academic Work Through Surveys

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  • Margarita Lambova

    (University of Economics - Varna)

  • Veselin Hadzhiev

    (University of Economics - Varna)

Abstract

In the study there are submitted to critical analysis some widely used in assessing the quality of academic work at higher education institutions surveys, indicators, average values, etc. Attention is paid to issues connected with measurement and scaling. Demonstrated is the logical untenability of the used arithmetic mean and is proposed an alternative methodology for designing a generalized indicator for measuring the quality of academic work by means of surveys.

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  • Margarita Lambova & Veselin Hadzhiev, 2018. "Problem Situations In Assessing The Quality Of Academic Work Through Surveys," An Annual Book of University of Economics - Varna, University of Economics - Varna, vol. 89(1), pages 5-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrn:yrbook:y:2017-2018:i:1:p:5-43
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    Keywords

    survey; measurement; ordinal scale; arithmetic mean; median;
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    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General

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