EURO 2025 Leeds
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1373. Framework for Evaluating Educational Quality in Public Schools in Brazil: An Approach Using the CoCoSo Multicriteria Decision Support Method

Invited abstract in session TC-28: Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Optimization for Complex Decision-Making, stream Decision Support Systems.

Tuesday, 12:30-14:00
Room: Maurice Keyworth 1.03

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Fabio Bentes
Production Engineering, Fluminense Federal University (UFF)
2. Marcos dos Santos
Military Engineering Institute (IME)
3. DANIEL PEREIRA
UAEP, Federal University of Campina Grande
4. Anderson Monteiro
UNISUAM - Augusto Motta University Centre
5. Thais Leite
SENAI CETIQT

Abstract

According to the 2023 Brazilian Official School Census, 59.4% of municipal schools in Rio de Janeiro presented a quality index below the average of 5, a criterion defined by the Brazilian Ministry of Education to rank the quality of schools. This has raised questions about the sufficiency of the current Brazilian educational quality measurement system, which considers only a limited number of educational indexes. This study proposes a new approach to evaluate educational performance in Brazilian public schools, using the CoCoSo method, a multicriteria decision-making technique that combines compromise solutions and reconciles conflicting evaluation criteria. The analysis covered 997 schools and 6 criteria, such as school dropout rate, student failure rate, teacher retention index, and other relevant educational indexes. The results enabled a fairer ranking of schools, offering a new perspective on their quality and reality. This work contributes to the debate on improvements in the Brazilian educational system, offering a valuable tool in the decision-making process, and facilitating the understanding of the complexity of Brazilian educational inequalities. For future research, the inclusion of other educational indexes is suggested.

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Status: accepted

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