Designing indicators for monitoring in science: theoretical framework and models

The semiotic approach to the description of successive iterations of new indicators' designing for monitoring, including verified monitoring, and generating new expert knowledge in the course of designing is considered. For the description of iterations and dynamics of generation processes the Frege's space is used. Outcomes for successive iterations of new indicators' designing are fixed in an expert knowledge base, called by the proactive dictionary, which is a component of a monitoring system for evaluating goal-oriented activities. By means of this dictionary two main functions of the monitoring system can be implemented. It allows to describe each iteration, represent results of designing different variants for new indicators in a graphic form, compare and estimate these variants. When using the designed and approved indicators the dictionary provides possibility of verifying indicator values taking into account dynamics of adding information resources of the monitoring system.