Impact of contextual factors on the evaluation outcomes of national virtual simulation experimental teaching projects in biology and medicine

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102470

Zhengmei Zhou , Shidi Zhao , Ye Lin , Yan Li

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The number of applications for National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Projects (NVSETPs) in China has seen a significant increase. Consequently, the influence of contextual factors and their potential personal connections on the evaluation results, whether for national or non-national NVSETPs, has become a prominent concern. In this study, we employed a modified back-chaining method using logistic regression to examine whether contextual factors in NVSETP applications could explain the evaluation outcomes. Our analysis was based on data available on the open platform of China's Ministry of Education (MOE). We identified several significant influencing factors, including the score on a five-point rating system, the number of clicks on the application page, school quality, school region, and the gender, title, and position of the applicants. Our results shed light on the impact of contextual factors on the evaluation results of NVSETPs in the fields of biology and medicine, using a modified back-chaining method. We conclude that enhancing the transparency of the assessment process and implementing standardized, detailed scoring guidelines for NVSETPs would mitigate the negative influence of contextual factors.

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背景因素对国家生物学和医学虚拟仿真实验教学项目评估结果的影响。

中国国家级虚拟仿真实验教学项目（NVSETP）的申请数量显著增加。因此，无论是国家级虚拟仿真实验教学项目还是非国家级虚拟仿真实验教学项目，情境因素及其潜在的人际关系对评价结果的影响已成为一个突出的问题。在本研究中，我们采用逻辑回归的修正后链法，研究了非自愿职业教育和培训计划应用中的背景因素是否能解释评估结果。我们的分析基于中国教育部（MOE）开放平台上的数据。我们发现了几个重要的影响因素，包括五分制评分、申请页面的点击次数、学校质量、学校所在区域以及申请人的性别、职称和职位。我们的结果阐明了背景因素对生物和医学领域非全日制中学和高等教育机构评估结果的影响，并使用了一种改进的后链方法。我们得出的结论是，提高评估过程的透明度和实施标准化的、详细的 NVSETP 评分指南将减轻环境因素的负面影响。

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