Evaluation of the Development Level of Information and Communications Technology in Education Based on the Entire-Array-Polygon Indicator Method - Taking the Questionnaire Survey Data of 13 Cities in Province W as an Example

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The objective assessment of the development level of information and communications technology (ICT) in education can support government planning and implementation of ICT policies. The study introduces the Entire-Array-Polygon (EAP) indicator method, builds an evaluation indicator system with five primary and 31 secondary indicators, and applies EAP to questionnaire survey data from 13 cities in Province W. Results indicate EAP objectively assesses ICT development, with overall levels in the cities rated average and mostly at Level II, while expert weight determination is unnecessary and findings are more concise and intuitive.

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EAP Indicator Method

Entire-Array-Polygon (EAP) Indicator Method

Evaluation of the Development Level of Information and Communications Technology in Education Based on the Entire-ArrayPolygon Indicator Method: Taking the Questionnaire Survey Data of 13 Cities in Province W as an Example Danxia Xing, Chun Lu Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China | Abstract. The objective assessment of the development level of information and communications technology (ICT) in education can support the government in formulating and implement ICT policies. The article first introduced the Entire-Array-Polygon (EAP) indicator method and then designed an evaluation indicator system which containing five first indicators and 31 secondary indicators. Finally, using the questionnaire survey data of 13 cities in Province Was an example, the EAP indicator method was used to carry out on the evaluation of ICT development level. The study drew the following conclusions: EAP indicator method can objectively assess the development level of ICT; the overall development level of ICT in the 13 cities in Province W is average and above, and most of them are level II. When using the EAP indicator method to assess the development level of ICT, experts do not need to determine the indicator's weight. Also, this method presents the evaluation results more concisely and intuitively, so it can be promoted as an essential method of evaluating on the development level of ICT in education.
Best Evidence in Chinese Education 2021; 7(2):987-997.
Doi: [10.15354/bece.21.ar013](10.15354/bece.21.ar013). | | --- | | How to Cite: Xing, D. & Lu, C. (2021). Evaluation of the development level of information and communications technology in education based on the entire-arraypolygon indicator method: Taking the questionnaire survey data of 13 cities in province Was an example. Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 7(2):987-997. | Keywords: Information and Communications Technology; ICTin Education; Development Level; Entire-Array-Polygon Indicator Method About the Authors: Danxia Xing, Ph.D. candidate, National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, [China. Email: xingdanxia613@163.com](China. Email: xingdanxia613@163.com). Correspondence to: Chun Lu, Associate Professor, Educational Informationization Strategy Research Base Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China. Email: [luchun_et@163.com](luchun_et@163.com). Funding: This work was supported by the National Educational Science "13th Five-Year Plan" key project "Artificial Intelligence and Future Education Development Research" (project number: ACA190006). Conflict of Interests: None. © 2021 Insights Publisher. All rights reserved. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Crea tive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License ([http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by](http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by)nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed by the Insights Publisher. Introduction THE evaluation of ICT is an important of the development of ICT in Education, runs through the entire its construction process and is an essential guarantee for its healthy and orderly development (Xu et al., 2018) . Through the evaluation, the implementation of related planning and policies can be clarified, and then the problems in the process can be found, which provides a basis for its formulation of the next stage of planning and resource allocation (Wu et al., 2017) . The evaluation of its development level is a multi-attribute comprehensive assessment. Its purpose is to assess the status quo of ICT development, clarify development needs, and provide a basis for developing development plans or goals for the next stage. The evaluation process is complicated, and the objects involve e

FAQs

What is the purpose of evaluating the ICT development level in education?

The evaluation clarifies the current status of ICT development, identifies development needs, and provides a basis for setting future development plans or goals.

Why does the study adopt the Entire-Array-Polygon (EAP) indicator method?

EAP avoids subjectively determining indicator weights and reduces the influence of subjective factors, making the evaluation results more objective and accurate.

What conclusions does the EAP-based evaluation reach for 13 cities in Province W?

The overall ICT development level is average and above, and most cities are at Level II. The method also yields results that are more concise and intuitive.

Oct 15, 2026

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