Construction of Evaluation Index System for the Integration of Ideological and Political Education and Specialized Courses Teaching in Universities

Abstract

It has become an essential priority to comprehensively advance the ideological and political construction of professional courses in Chinese universities, enhance the quality of personnel training, and cultivate well-rounded professionals grounded in strong moral principles. In pursuit of this objective, the integration of ideological and political education within curricula at higher education institutions has gained substantial momentum, yielding a series of commendable research outcomes and numerous exemplary cases. However, existing studies on teaching evaluations that merge curriculum ideological-political education with professional courses remain largely exploratory, lacking a systematic and cohesive evaluation index system. This paper employs literature review methodologies, questionnaire surveys, teacher-student interviews, and expert consultations to thoroughly identify key issues present in the evaluation indices for ideological-political teaching within professional courses at higher education institutions. It systematically analyzes the underlying causes contributing to these challenges while preliminarily formulating an evaluation index for such instruction. Utilizing the Delphi method, 20 experts were invited to engage in three rounds of consultation regarding the preliminary evaluation index; their feedback was integrated into subsequent revisions. Ultimately, an evaluation index system integrating ideological-political courses with professional disciplines was established comprising seven first-level indicators and 32 second-level indicators. This evaluation index system serves as a valuable reference for developing assessment frameworks for ideological-political teaching within professional courses at higher education institutions while fostering improvements in teachers' pedagogical effectiveness.