Abstract

Background & Objective: One of the factors for achieving quality improvement of educational programs defined establishing student assessment system at universities. The aim of the study was to develop a framework for a student assessment system. Materials and Methods: The present study is an educational scholarship study that conducted in three phases. In the first phase, the reviewing the literature was conducted in databases includes Scopus, MedlinePubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Magiran and SID. The components of the student assessment system were extracted. In the second phase, the results of literature presented in the expert panel (n =18) and the initial version of student assessment system framework was developed. In the third phase, content validity was assessed in viewpoints of experts (n=15) by content validity indexes. Results: The results showed the student assessment system framework developed in four domains, “goals” (one item), “structure and organization” (two items), “design and implementation of assessment system” (twelve items) and “quality assurance” (four items) was developed. Conclusion: Development and implement of a student assessment system could lead to improve the quality of education through establishing of a systemic structure and organizing various tools in student assessment process. © 2021, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. All rights reserved.