Table 1 A summary of MCDM applications in higher education evaluation.
From: A faculty performance evaluation model based on MACBETH and fuzzy filter ranking methods
References | Research objective | Method | Criteria | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assess faculty performance and rank faculty members within each discipline or major | AHP | Research, teaching and service | United Arab Emirates University | |
Assess the management performance of research and development (R&D) activities | AHP and DEA | Full-time R&D personnel, R&D expense, fruits of science and technology, international communications, and awards | 29 research-oriented universities in China | |
University ranking | DEA | Total research; federal research; national academy members; faculty awards; doctorates granted; postdoctoral appointees; median SAT scores; endowment assets; annual giving; national merit and achievement scholars | Top American research universities | |
Evaluate the instructors’ performance in administration sciences in universities. | AHP, fuzzy set theory, and TOPSIS | Teaching style, individual features and social relation, knowledge level, observance of educational regulations, and educational tools | Islamic Azad University | |
University ranking | AHP and VIKOR | Administration and professional | 12 private universities in Taiwan | |
Performance evaluation in higher education institutes | AHP and BSC | Financial, customer, inner process, and progress and learning | 4 humanities colleges in Iran | |
Prioritize performance indicators in engineering education | AHP, TOPSIS and BSC | Financial, customer, inner process, learning and growth, and management commitments | Fayoum University (Egypt) | |
Compare tutors on teaching performance | AHP and DEA | Interest, usefulness, professionalism, preparation, presence, and supporting material | A higher education institution in Greece | |
Build composite indicators to evaluate university performance | Double reference point method | Research, teaching and technology transfer | 9 public universities in Andalucía | |
Measure and evaluate the academic performance of students | uwTOPSIS | Academic, cognitive, economic, health, and social | Industrial University of Santander (Colombia) | |
Evaluate scientific research efficiency of faculty members | Modified meta frontier DEA | Journal publications and research grants | Inner Mongolia University (China) | |
Evaluate and rank the faculty of the Engineering School based on teaching performance | DEA | Total number of courses sections taught in the year; total number of different courses taught in the year; total number of students in these courses; total number of teaching hours in the year; weighted average evaluation of the quality of the teaching given by the students | Universidad de Antioquia– UdeA (Colombia) | |
Develop a university performance measurement framework | Fuzzy Delphi and BWM | Education, research, commercialization, human capital, educational facilities and infrastructures, social, cultural and welfare facilities, and popularity | A public university in Iran | |
University ranking | IVN-AHP and VIKOR | Learning experience, campus life, academic support, management, learning opportunities and resources, and personal development and career support | 191 universities in Turkey | |
Academic performance ranking of research universities | Entropy and PROMETHEE | Article, citation, scientific document, doctorate score, faculty member /student, international cooperation, national cooperation, and TUBITAK Project | 20 research universities in Turkey |
