MusiQuE - European Organization for Music Quality Enhancement
MusiQuE is a European organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of music education in higher institutions through peer-reviewed evaluations and accreditations. They offer various services such as quality enhancement reviews, critical friend reviews, and accreditation procedures. MusiQuE focuses on bringing an international dimension to quality, encouraging self-reflection in institutions, and making quality assurance more meaningful to teaching staff. Key principles include a focus on quality enhancement rather than control, with standards available for institutional, program, joint-program, music teacher education programs, and pre-college music education. Explore more about MusiQuE at their website.
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Who are we? o Martin Prchal, Chair of the Board o Gordon Munro, Secretary and Treasurer o Linda Messas, Director MusiQuE
Content I. II. III. We need your help to update the Standards What is MusiQuE? The MusiQuE Standards
What is MusiQuE? o A European subject-specific organisation for quality enhancement for music in higher education o Partners are: 1. European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) 2. European Music Schools Union (EMU) 3. Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe (Pearle* -Live Performance Europe) o Does evaluations and accreditations based on peer-review, NOT an inspectorate
MusiQuE Services Quality enhancement reviews for institutions, programmes and joint o programmes (also offered to pre-college institutions and programmes) Critical Friend reviews focused on programmes and departments (content- o driven form of external quality review) Accreditation procedures for institutions, programmes and joint programmes o
MusiQuE Services o Joint procedures with national quality assurance and accreditation agencies Evaluations of research activities o o Benchmarking projects Consultative visits o Quality Assurance Desk o
Key Principles of MusiQuE services o Respecting the special characteristics of higher music education o Bringing an international dimension to quality o Focus on quality enhancement instead of on quality control only and strongly mission-based o Encouraging institutions to reflect on their own practice, development and challenges o Making quality assurance more meaningful to teaching staff
MusiQuE standards o Various sets of standards: MusiQuE Standards for Institutional review MusiQuE Standards for Programme review MusiQuE Standards for Joint-programme review MusiQuE Standards for Classroom Music Teacher Education Programmes MusiQuE Standards for Pre-collegeMusic Education o All three sets of standards can be found online at http://www.musique-qe.eu/documents/musique-standards.
8 domains 1. Mission, Vision and Context 2. Educational processes 3. Student profiles 4. Teaching staff 5. Facilities, Resources and Support 6. Communication, Organisation and Decision-making processes 7. InternalQuality Culture 8. Public interaction
Example (standard 2.3) 2. Educational processes ( ) 2.3 Assessment ( ) Standard 2.3 Assessment methods are clearly defined and demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes. Questions which may be considered when addressing this standard a) What are the main methods for assessment and how do these methods show the achievement of learning outcomes? b) Are the assessment criteria easily accessible to and clearly defined for students and staff? c) What kind of grading system is being used in examinations and assessments? d) Are students provided with timely and constructive feedback on all forms of assessments? Indicative supportive material Samples of recordings of examination concerts, examination papers, coursework, reports and other relevant examples of assessed work of students Regulations concerning the assessment of student performance, including appeals procedures The transparency and publication of these rules and standards Student/staff feedback (focus groups, internal and external surveys) Any other documents relating to the grading system
MusiQuE standards o Based on / mapped against the Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) o Used at all stages of reviews o Regularly revised, with input from the stakeholders
What do you think of our standards? o Let s compose 6 groups! o Choose a rapporteur o Each group looks into 2 MusiQuE Standards
What do you think of our standards? All groups : Thinking about your own institution, what evidence might you provide to demonstrate full compliance with each Standard? Would you change the wording of the Standard, e.g. to make it more precise? (Does the Standard make sense?) Is there anything missing from the Standards? (cross-refer to all of the other Standards)
What do you think of our standards? Group 1: Standards 7, 4 Group 2: Standards 2, 8 Group 3: Standards 3, 6 Group 4: Standards 4, 7 Group 5: Standards 8, 5 Group 6: Standards 6, 1
MusiQuE Music QualityEnhancement Website : www.musique-qe.eu Request a MusiQuE review? Contact us! info@musique-qe.eu
