Identifying and Ranking the Components Affecting the Quality of the Curriculum in the Distance Higher Education System Using the Fuzzy VICOR Technique

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1 Assistant professor Department of Educational Paym Noor University

2 Department of higher Educational administration, Ardkan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardakan, Iran

3 Department of Educational Administration, Farhangian University, Tehran,Iran.

10.22034/ise.2025.18445.1239

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify and rank the components affecting the quality of curriculum elements in the distance higher education system. In the present study, a mixed design was used, which used a qualitative approach to identify the components affecting the quality of the curriculum and a descriptive-survey method to rank the authors. The participants were 10 experts and faculty members of Payam Noor University in related fields, with whom semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data obtained from these interviews, along with the study of the theoretical foundations and empirical background of the research, were used as the basis for the researcher's research tool, and its face and content validity were confirmed based on the opinions of experts, and the fuzzy Vicor method was used for data analysis. The research findings led to the identification of 4 dimensions and 18 components that affect the quality of the curriculum in the distance higher education system, and the components of appropriate formation of educational and behavioral goals based on course topics, the attainability of educational goals, and immediate feedback on evaluation methods were assigned the most and least importance, respectively, among the components that affect the quality of the curriculum in this type of educational system in the opinion of experts. Accordingly, it is suggested that those involved in the distance education system pay more attention to the components identified in the findings of this study when setting the curricula of this type of educational system.

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Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 12
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October 2025
Pages 111-128

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