Design and modeling of an academic evidence manager for teacher assessment

Abstract

One of the main challenges faced by higher education institutions, such as the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), regarding teacher evaluation, is the diversity of platforms used for different calls, leading to the dispersion of requirements and elements requested to participate in these processes. The lack of standardization in criteria and required formats complicates the evaluation process and creates a duplication of teachers’ efforts, who must deal with the burden of uploading their evidence to multiple platforms. This work proposes, in this phase, the design and modeling of a platform functioning as a centralized manager for digitized evidence, aiming to reduce the time required to organize information and its verifiability. The proposed model considers the analysis of teacher evaluation instruments used at BUAP, such as granting permanence, rehiring, evaluating inclusion in the roster of researchers by the Vice-Rectorate of Research and Postgraduate Studies, obtaining the Recognition of Desirable Profile granted by the Ministry of Public Education, and entering/staying in the National System of Researchers. The obtained design and model will enable, in future stages, the implementation of an academic evidence manager that requires teachers to digitize and upload all their evidence for a single occasion, avoiding duplication of efforts and facilitating the organization and filtering of evidences.