BMA Partners with ONESQA to Enhance Educational Quality Assessment

MGR Online•Society•266d ago

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration partners with the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) to refine educational quality evaluation through data integration and innovation.

•On January 30, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA).
•The partnership aims to develop comprehensive educational quality assessment guidelines tailored to the context and needs of BMA-affiliated schools.
•Key objectives include enhancing digital internal quality assurance systems, utilizing assessment results to improve learning management, and fostering sustainable educational administration innovations.

Overview

•On Jan 30, Pisamai Rueangsrip, representing Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, signed an MOU with ONESQA.
•The MOU Signing Ceremony took place at Rattanakosin Room, Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha.
•Pisamai Rueangsrip stated that BMA emphasizes developing educational innovations aligned with the context of its 437 affiliated institutions.
•The collaboration with ONESQA is intended to support BMA's policy in three main areas: data integration, improvement of learning management, and sustainable educational administration.
•The initiative will focus on developing a digital internal quality assurance (IQA) system for seamless data exchange with ONESQA.
•This collaboration aims to reduce administrative burdens for teachers and enhance the effectiveness of educational quality assurance.
•The partnership will ensure quality assurance reflects the 'true identity of BMA's affiliated educational institutions,' respecting their diversity.
•ONESQA will act as an 'academic partner' to assist in designing flexible and modern quality assurance systems for schools as learning communities.

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Key Quotes

Pisamai Rueangsrip

"Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has a key policy to drive all 437 affiliated educational institutions to create and develop educational innovations according to their context."

กรุงเทพมหานครมีนโยบายสำคัญในการขับเคลื่อนให้สถานศึกษาในสังกัดทั้ง 437 แห่ง ได้สร้างและพัฒนานวัตกรรมทางการศึกษาของแต่ละโรงเรียนได้ตามบริบท

Pisamai Rueangsrip

"Therefore, this collaboration with ONESQA is a crucial mechanism to support BMA's intentions in three main areas."

ดังนั้นการร่วมมือกับ สมศ. ในครั้งนี้ จึงเป็นกลไกสำคัญที่จะช่วยสนับสนุนเจตนารมณ์ของ กทม. ใน 3 ประเด็นหลัก

Pisamai Rueangsrip

"Quality assurance reflects the 'true identity of BMA's affiliated educational institutions,' respecting the differences and readiness of each location."

การประกันคุณภาพสะท้อน “ตัวตนจริงของสถานศึกษาในสังกัด กทม.” โดยเคารพความแตกต่างและความพร้อมของแต่ละแห่ง

Key Entities

Organization

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The governing body of Bangkok that is partnering with ONESQA to improve educational quality assessment for its affiliated schools.

ONESQA(สมศ.)ℹ️

The Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment, which is collaborating with the BMA to develop educational quality evaluation methods.

Office of Education(สำนักการศึกษา)

The department within the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration responsible for educational affairs, represented by its director in the MOU signing.

Person

Professor Dr. Ongart Naiyapat(ศาสตราจารย์ ดร.องอาจ นัยพัฒน์)

The Director of the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), who is a key figure in the collaboration with the BMA.

Ms. Pisamai Rueangsrip(นางสาวพิศมัย เรืองศิลป์)

The Director of the Office of Education, representing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in the MOU signing and discussing the policy objectives.

Place

Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha(ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพมหานคร เสาชิงช้า)

The location where the MOU signing ceremony between BMA and ONESQA took place.

Law

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)(บันทึกข้อตกลงความร่วมมือ (MOU))

The formal agreement signed between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and ONESQA to enhance educational quality assessment.

Policy

Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) System(ระบบประกันคุณภาพภายใน (IQA))

A system being developed and digitized as part of the BMA-ONESQA collaboration to improve educational quality and streamline data exchange.

Professional Learning Community (PLC)(ชุมชนแห่งการเรียนรู้ทางวิชาชีพ (PLC))ℹ️

A pedagogical approach emphasized in the new assessment guidelines to foster continuous learning and development among educators.

School as a Learning Community (SLC)(โรงเรียนในฐานะชุมชนแห่งการเรียนรู้ (SLC))

A model for educational institutions promoted within the BMA-ONESQA partnership, focusing on creating environments for collective learning and growth.