Design of the Smart Schoolhouse Self-assessment Model

Abstract

The article is a continuation of the articles exploring the concept of Smart Schoolhouse which are based on the activities of the project “Smart Schoolhouse with IoT” and the data collected during it. We developed a school self-assessment model that addresses the interests of different stakeholders in order to map the readiness of schools to implement the Smart Schoolhouse concept.For this purpose, we used focus group interviews and literature analyses. As the literature analysis complemented the list received from the experts in the focus group interview, we focused on three aspects in selecting articles: (1) to get an overview of the models and frameworks that have been used in educational institutions, in general, in connection with the usage of technology, (2) to get an overview of the models and frameworks used to analyse the whole organisation (school), and (3) to find additional models or frameworks developed during different research which support the pedagogical and technological innovation used in the Smart Schoolhouse concept. Out of 3029 articles a total of 56 different models, 1S frameworks, 1 standard, and 4 matrices were found. Of These, 6 concepts were used as a basis for selecting the areas of the self-assessment model and another 17 for describing the levels of the criteria.Based on the benchmarking of these findings and ideas gained from the focus group interviews, a model consisting of three (pedagogical innovation, technological innovation, and change management) areas with criteria and descriptions was developed. We used the nominal group technique (NGT) to validate the created self-assessment model. After validating the model, we created a web-based environment for schools to conduct self-analysis.