The Interaction between School Self Evaluation and Digitalization in Italy

The digitalization of administrations (Decree Law no. 82/2005) regulated the automation of administrative tasks to promote innovation policies in the public sector. The technological aid has enabled the containment of human and material resources on the one hand, and the reduction of the complexity of the processes on the other. With the launch of the National Evaluation System for education and training (Presidential Decree no. 80 of 28 March 2013), the Self-Assessment Report (RAV) was introduced in digital format for all educational institutions. The digital platforms for schools’ self-evaluation, which INVALSI designed, and which were progressively implemented, first on an experimental basis, then as a system, meet the needs for automating complex processes, characterized by multiple activities and professionalism. This paper discusses the main evolutions of the digital platform in the field of schools’ self-evaluation, through the presentation of the peculiarities of the RAV, and reviews the outcomes of these surveys, proposing an evaluation of the digital platforms by its users.