CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CREDIT MODULE SYSTEM

Abstract

The credit module system has become a widely adopted approach in higher education institutions to organize curricula, enhance student flexibility, and facilitate credit transfer across programs and universities. Despite its growing use, there is limited consensus on how to effectively evaluate the system's impact on educational outcomes and institutional processes. This study aims to identify practical and relevant criteria for assessing the effectiveness of credit module systems. Data were gathered from multiple sources including student and faculty surveys, interviews with academic administrators, and analysis of institutional academic records. The findings indicate that key factors such as student satisfaction, workload balance, transparency of assessment methods, and administrative efficiency play crucial roles in determining the success of the system. The study also highlights challenges such as insufficient academic guidance for students and possible fragmentation of course content resulting from modularization. Based on these insights, recommendations are provided to improve the implementation, monitoring, and continuous evaluation of credit module systems. This research contributes to a better understanding of how credit modules function in practice and offers guidance for institutions aiming to optimize their academic frameworks.