The purpose of this study was to develop a web-based kindergarten self-evaluation support system
(WBKSESS). The developed WBKSESS consists of the following components.
First, the purpose of WBKSESS is, by utilizing the system, to reconsider the proper awareness of
kindergarten education, to improve the knowledge and skills for performing the tasks of kindergarten
evaluation smoothly, and finally to perform the tasks of office of education and kindergarten effectively.
Furthermore, by making a cooperative relationship between kindergartens and local experts, the
localization of Early Childhood Education would be realized.
Second, WBKSESS consists of menus such as the introduction of evaluation, the space for evaluation
help (self-learning corner), self-evaluation, expert counselling, evaluation result, system improvement
demand, and community. The reason why the space for evaluation help is for teachers to prepare for
doing evaluating their kindergarten by themselves by acquiring enough knowledge of evaluation and
proper understanding of a manual of evaluation and evaluation index.
Third, the result of testing the appropriateness of WBKSESS is 4.08, that is above the average, this
system can be regarded as suitable for performing the tasks of kindergarten evaluation.