Criteria of teaching ranking in Iran and world universities

Background and comparison of the academic situation in various national and international universities may be done as ranking. Improving the quality of university education is an integral part of higher education management. Accurate measurement of specific indicators is an essential precondition of access to education systems quality. Current ranking indicators have not been adequately about teaching and the review on the world ranking systems is needed. The current study has been designed and implemented with the aim of explanation and identification of the teaching ranking Criteria in Iran and world universities. Systematic review of the literature for information on the latest events in the world rankings and teaching criteria via systematic searching of the databases, Academic journals and published books, national and international official reports, papers presented at national and international conferences and journals, research and evaluation projects and academic theses, reports and news related to the ranking were done. European University Association has published a report in 2013 that in addition to analysis of the current status of ranking systems, discuss on the new tool and new project of teaching ranking. Teaching Indicators in this project include: expenditure on teaching as a proportion of total expenditure, graduation rate, interdisciplinary of programs, relative graduate unemployment rate, time to degree, investment in laboratories, the proportion of staff with doctorates, the inclusion of issues relevant to employability in the curriculum, computer facilities comprising hardware, internet access, field-specific software and access to computer support, and student gender balance. Assessment of higher education learning outcomes and students satisfactory indicators are mentioned in this project, too. Due to the globalization of education and development of academic institutions, the necessity of academic performance evaluation is shown. Teaching ranking indicators as a mechanism for analyzing the performance of universities and judges about them are important. Collection and delivery of the indicators for promotion of higher education, and achieve a good position in the world rankings, is a small step that can be taken as a prelude to the development of native teaching ranking standards.