השוואת שיטות

	סולם איכות השירות SERVQUAL	מדד שביעות רצון הלקוחות האמריקאי (ACSI)	HEdPERF סולם ביצועי השכלה גבוהה	סולם SERVPERF
תחום	ניהול שיווק	ניהול שיווק	ניהול שיווק	ניהול שיווק
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1988	1996	2003	1992
הוגה השיטה	A. Parasuraman, Valerie A. Zeithaml, Leonard L. Berry	Claes Fornell, Michael D. Johnson, Eugene W. Anderson, Jaesung Cha, Barbara E. Bryant	Ganesan Srikanthan, John F. Dalrymple	Joseph J. Cronin Jr., Steven A. Taylor
סוג	Multi-dimensional service quality scale	Structural equation model for satisfaction and loyalty	Multi-dimensional higher education service quality scale	Performance-only service quality scale
מקור מכונן	Parasuraman, A., Zeithaml, V. A., & Berry, L. L. (1988). SERVQUAL: A Multiple-Item Scale for Measuring Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality. Journal of Retailing, 64(1), 12-40.	Fornell, C., Johnson, M. D., Anderson, E. W., Cha, J., & Bryant, B. E. (1996). The American Customer Satisfaction Index: Nature, Purpose, and Findings. Journal of Marketing, 60(4), 7-18.	Srikanthan, G., & Dalrymple, J. F. (2003). Developing a Holistic Model for Quality in Higher Education. Quality in Higher Education, 9(2), 123-138.	Cronin, J. J., & Taylor, S. A. (1992). Measuring Service Quality: A Reexamination and Extension. Journal of Marketing, 56(3), 55-68.
כינויים	Service Quality Instrument, Gap Model	ACSI, National Customer Satisfaction Index	HEdPERF, Educational Service Quality Scale	Perception-Only Service Quality Scale, SERVPERF-Performance Model
קשורות	4	4	4	4
תקציר	SERVQUAL is a 22-item, multi-dimensional scale developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry in 1988 to measure consumer perceptions of service quality. It captures the gap between customer expectations and actual service performance across five core dimensions: Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy. The instrument has become the most widely used tool for service quality assessment in marketing research and practice.	The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), developed by Fornell and colleagues in 1996, is a structural equation modeling-based approach to measuring and predicting customer satisfaction across industries and over time. ACSI assesses customer expectations, perceived value, perceived quality, complaints, and loyalty in a unified framework. Since 1994, ACSI data has been collected quarterly on thousands of customers across diverse U.S. industries, making it a key economic indicator and benchmark for organizational performance.	HEdPERF is a 41-item scale designed specifically to measure service quality in higher education contexts, developed by Srikanthan and Dalrymple (2003). Extending SERVQUAL's framework to academic environments, HEdPERF captures unique dimensions of educational service: Academic Aspects (teaching quality, curriculum relevance), Non-Academic Aspects (administrative efficiency, physical facilities), Reputation (institutional prestige, employability), Access (availability of information, ease of enrollment), and Programme Issues (program content, skill development). The scale addresses the distinctive characteristics of educational services, which blend academic content delivery with student support and institutional experience.	SERVPERF, developed by Cronin and Taylor in 1992, is a streamlined service quality measurement instrument that evaluates perceived service performance only, without the expectation component. Using 22 items identical in content to SERVQUAL but applied to perception alone, SERVPERF reduces survey burden while maintaining dimensional coverage of Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy. Empirical evidence suggests SERVPERF performs equally well or better than SERVQUAL in explaining overall satisfaction.