CRITERION 4

Social significance of the Project

We have carefully developed a comprehensive monitoring system aimed at determining the social significance of the Project by the following indicators: change in the level of access to education for students from war-affected areas of Ukraine; level of parental satisfaction with educational programs and methods; change in students’ academic performance, soft skills, self-esteem, and readiness for further education (measured on a ranked scale using the weighting of each component).

Change in the level of access to education for students from war-affected areas of Ukraine;

For an extended period, substantial territorial differences in the quality of education and, consequently, the learning outcomes of students remained critical problems in Ukraine. Starting in early 2020, the Project initiated efforts to implement remote and blended full-time and remote education, which have subsequently yielded positive results (See diagram).

Level of parental satisfaction with educational programs and methods;

One of the Project’s objectives was to establish a favorable atmosphere among all participants in the educational process. Our team introduced cooperative methods (in particular, the projects: socially significant, research, group tasks, etc.)

This partnership pedagogy enables us to foster the most effective type of interaction, and can also serve as a criterion for evaluating the quality of the educational process, as well as a new tool for educational management (See diagram).

Change in students’ academic performance and soft skills, self-esteem and readiness for further education;

Implementing programs, courses, or school subjects, measurements and evaluations should focus not only on theoretical knowledge, but also on competence, which involves a balance of knowledge, skills, attitudes (psychological attitudes), and behavior (or intentions). This will allow for a reasoned analysis of objective data and tangible changes.

In the Project, such data is obtained on the basis of “|BEFORE” and “AFTER” testing, which allows us to evaluate all components:

  • Basic knowledge.
  • Psychological attitudes (manifested in attitudes and opinions).
  • Intentions (an indicator that is close to behavior).
  • Basic skills.

By comparing the results of the input and output surveys, we determine the magnitude of the changes. The greater the difference between the “BEFORE” and “AFTER” assessment, the more significant the positive changes that are caused by the implementation of the program, course, or school subject (See diagram).