EVALUASI DAN AUDIT MUTU PENDIDIKAN

Abstract

Educational quality is a central concern because the quality of educational services determines the development of students and the competitiveness of human resources. This article aims to examine the concept of educational evaluation, educational quality auditing, and evaluation management as an effort to improve educational quality. The article uses a qualitative descriptive approach through library research. Data were obtained from literature used in the discussion of educational evaluation and quality assurance, then analyzed through identification, classification, interpretation, and synthesis of relevant concepts. The results show that educational evaluation is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information based on predetermined criteria for decision making and continuous improvement. Educational quality auditing functions to assess the conformity of educational services with established quality standards by examining inputs, processes, and outputs. Effective evaluation requires comprehensive, comparative, continuous, objective, valid, functional, and diagnostic principles. In addition, quality improvement requires management functions involving planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring, and following up evaluation findings. Leadership also has an important role in optimizing school resources and building a culture of continuous improvement. Therefore, evaluation and audit should not be treated merely as administrative activities, but as integrated instruments for evidence-based decision making and sustainable quality improvement.