Internal evaluation of the Arabic language teaching department of Hazrat Masoumeh Faculty of Farhangian University of Qom

Improving quality in any educational system requires awareness of strengths and weaknesses and determining the distance from the specified goals. The internal evaluation process is capable of identifying the strengths and weaknesses, analyzing the results and providing appropriate solutions, and advancing the educational system towards the desired goals. The main purpose of this research is to accurately describe the current situation of the Arabic language teaching department of Hazrat Masoumeh Faculty of Farhangian University of Qom, the ideal situation, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the group and provide suitable solutions to reach the ideal situation. The statistical population studied in the current research includes 3 sub-populations (department director, faculty members and expert students). The set of measurement tools used in the research are questionnaires related to the group manager, faculty members and students. The judgment regarding the measured components in this research was done in four levels: excellent, good, average and weak. The results of the research showed that among the six factors evaluated by the group, four factors (goals, organizational position, management and organization of the group), (students), (teaching-learning strategies) and (educational fields and curricula) in Good condition and two factors (teachers) and (educational and research facilities and equipment) are in average condition. The overall quality status of the group is at a good level with the realization of 65.73% of the desired goals in the six evaluated factors.