The observatories are operational tools approved by the Board of Directors in order to monitor issues of primary interest for the society.
Since the 2015 the following observatories are active:
- Didactics and disciplinary knowledge (coordinators: Pietro Lucisano, Elisabetta Nigris)
- Evaluation, assessment and quality at university (coordinator: Ettore Felisatti)
- The quality of the evaluation (coordinator: Giovanni Moretti)
- Evaluation in online learning environments (coordinators: Roberto Trinchero, Tommaso Minerva)
- Soft skills (coordinators: Alessandra La Marca, Maria Cinque)
- Teachers Education (coordinator: Loredana Perla)