Evaluation of Smart School in SWOT Framework to Strategic Decision-Making with ANP Fuzzy
Subject Areas : psycology
Ahmad Zandvanian
1
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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
)
Mahdieh Al-Sadat Mirrahimi Bidakhavidi
2
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M.A in Curriculum Planning, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
)
Keywords: SWOT, Evaluation, smart school, Fuzzy Analytical Network Process (ANP),
Abstract :
The main purpose of this research was comprehensive evaluation of smart middle schools in SWOT framework to strategic decision-making with ANP fuzzy in Yazd city (Iran) in 2015-16 academic year. At first, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of smart schools were identified by expert's opinions. Then, questionnaires of three sub-population of teachers, students and parents were designed, and pilot analysis and data gathering implemented. After collecting data, weighting and ranking of each questionnaire`s items was conducted using the technique of fuzzy VIKOR method. As well as, strategies were developed by five experts in curriculum planning and information technology. By combining the results of SWOT matrix and fuzzy ANP, priorities of strategies were identified. As a result, strength- opportunity (SO) Strategies was recognized as the best strategy (weighing 0.322), and after, respectively, competitive strategy (ST) (weighting 0.303), conservative strategy (WO) (weighting 0.242) and defensive strategy (WT) (weighting 0.135) were proposed as an alternative strategies.
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_||_Abdolvahabi, M., Mehralizadeh,Y., & Parsa, A. (2016). A study of barriers of implementation of smart schools in Ahwaz girls secondary schools from the views of teacher`s and principles. Education, 23(1), 55-80. (in Persian).
Afzalkhani, M., & Ghods, S. (2011). Assessment of smart middle schools establishment in Semnan Province from the administrators and teachers view. Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences, 2(1), 23-39. (in Persian).
Ahmadi, M., & Andooz, A. (2015). Relation between academic achievement goals and smarting process in school. Procedings of National Conference about Smart School and Education. (in Persian).
Azar, A., Jalali, R., Khosravani, F., & Karami, H. (2011). A hybrid approach for business strategy selection. Management System, 2(4), 124-143. (in Persian).
Choi, Y-Ch., Lee, J-H., & Lee, H-J. (2016). Prioritizing major policy issues regarding the smart schooling. International Journal of U- and E- Service, Science and Technology, 9(5), 227-236.
Garrison, R. (2003). E-Learning in the 21st Century: A community of inquiry framework for research and practice (Translated by M. Attaran). Tehran. Institute of Developing in Educational Technology in Smart Schools. (in Persian).
Gogus O., & Boucher T. (1998). Strong transitivity, rationality and weak monotonicity in fuzzy pairwise comparisons. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 94(1), 133-144.
Guidelines to Developing Smart Schools in Iran. (2012). The center of Statistics and ICT in Ministry of Education. Islamic Republic of Iran. (in Persian).
Hamzah, M. I., Embi, M. A., & Ismail, A. (2010). ICT and diversity in learners’ attitude on smart school initiative. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 7, 728-737.
Hasan, N., Mahfuz, A., Abdullah, A., & Wahid, M. (2015). Mobile Internet as a learning assistant for secondary and higher secondary students: The case of Bangladesh. Australasian Conference on Business and Social Sciences, 1296-1309.
Hasani, M. A., & Abdollahi, S. (2015). Effect of implementation of smart school in improvement of high school student`s learning in Meshkin Shar. Procedings of National Conference about Smart School and Education. (in Persian).
Ibrahim, M. S. (2009). An evaluation of the smart school teacher training programme and its impact on integrating technology in to teaching and learning processes in Malaysia. Sosiohumanika, 2(2), 253-280.
Jena, P. C. (2013). Effect of smart classroom learning environment on academic achievement of rural high achievers and low achievers in science. International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 3,1-9.
Kajanus, M., Kangas, J., & Kurttila, M. (2004). The use of value focused thinking and the A’WOT hybrid method in tourism management. Tourism Management, 25(4), 499-506.
Kalaš, I., Bannayan, H., Conery, L., Laval, E., Laurillard, D., Lim, C. P., et al. (2012). ICT in Primary Education. Moscow: UNESCO.iite.unesco.org
Kalita, S., & Das, S. (2015). Use of ICT in distance higher education with special reference to institute of distance and open learning of Gauhati university. Process Management-New Technologies (JPMNT), 3(3),104-111.
Kazzazi, A., Amiri, M., & Rahbar Yaghoobi, F. (2011). Evaluation and ranking strategies with ELECTRE III Techniques in Fuzzy Situation. Industrial Management Studies, 8(20), 49-79. (in Persian).
Mahmudi, J., Nalchigar, S., Ebrahimi, S. B., & Sadeghimoghadam, M. R. (2008). Investigating the challenges of smart school's development in Iran. Educational Innovations, 27(3), 61-78. (in Persian).
Mohamadi, Sh., Parvin, E., Ghiasi, S., & Khorasani, O. (2017). The pathology of the University of Applied Science and Technology by using the analysis of ANP and SWOT and selection of an appropriate strategy (The case studies: The Applied Science and Technology of Zahedan). Education, 6(2), 177-198. (in Persian).
Önüt, S., Kara, S. S., & Isik, E. (2009). Long term supplier selection using a combined fuzzy MCDM approach: A case study for a telecommunication company. International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, 36(2), 3887-3895.
Opricovic, S., & Tzeng, G. H. (2004). Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS. European Journal of Operational Research, 156(2), 445-455.
Rezaeirad, M., Zarei Zavaraki, E., & Yousefi Saeedabad, R. (2012). Identifying and prioritizing effective factors on developing intelligent schools. Instruction and Evaluation, 5(18), 109-120. (in Persian).
Sanchez, J., Salinas, A., & Harris, J. (2011). Education with ICT in South Korea and Chile. International Journal of Educational Development, 31(2), 126-148.
Shahbaz, S., Nasr Esfahani, A., & Zamani, B. (2007). A study on the information and communication technology obstacles in Isfahan high schools from the teachers and principals viewpoint. Educational Research, 3(11), 75-96. (in Persian).
Transformation Strategy in Smart School of Iran. (2011). Ministry of Education. Islamic Republic of Iran. (in Persian).
Zamani, B., Ghasabpoor, B., & JabalAmeli, J. (2010). Study of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and Threats in smart schools. Educational Innovations, 9, 79-100. (in Persian).
