The evaluation of teachers to see whether they meet state competency standards or should be considered for merit pay is usually limited to making sure they achieve a minimum level of performance and does not involve determining how their performance can be improved if they exhibit higher levels of competence. In Georgia's Fulton County, Mountain…

The relationship between teacher appraisal and educational research in the United Kingdom is illustrated by the personal and professional experiences of an educator. An autobiographical analysis of this relationship, in light of M. Foucault's analysis of the relationship between power and knowledge, is presented. A clear relationship between…

As part of the Kentucky Career Ladder Project, a goal setting process and instrumentation were developed, implemented, and evaluated. Focus was on evaluating 337 Step-Three public school teachers in Kentucky in the two domains of professional growth/development (PGD) and professional leadership/initiative (PLI), using this standardized…

The purpose of this study was to explore the sociological forces which have been identified in teacher development and to inquire into their role in teacher evaluation. To that end, a series of teacher development intervention programs and teacher interviews were conducted. This report describes the programs and interviews and highlights the most…

The purposes of this study were to determine the manner in which the imposition of increased bureaucratic control over principals influenced their allocation of time to tasks and to investigate principals' perceptions of the changes in their roles brought about by this increased control. The specific bureaucratic control system whose effects were…

The Oakland County School District in Michigan is in its fourth year of sponsoring the Oakland Writing Project. Research concerning whether the activities are having a positive influence on instruction and whether students are writing better as a result of the project has been, for the most part, informal but important. Project participants have…

The types of teacher evaluation instruments used in Tennessee's public school systems during 1982-83 were reviewed to determine how they related to other district characteristics. Districts were categorized according to whether they (1) negotiated teacher contracts, (2) spent above the state median per pupil, (3) paid teachers above the state…

A cooperative professional evaluation system developed by the Southwest Cook County (Illinois) Cooperative Association for Special Education is described. The development of the system is outlined including writing of generic and specific job descriptions and determination of a philosophy of evaluation which identified the following purposes:…

Factors that influence the design of state teacher policies and the impact of these policies on issues of coordination, equity, and teacher supply are examined. The structure and operation of policies in effect in four states--California, Colorado, Georgia, and Oklahoma--are described, and the factors that influence the design of these state…

A simulated planning session for the implementation of a model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates (ETEG) is presented. A brief introduction to the model, published by J. T. Sandefur in 1972 as "An Illustrated Model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates," is contained for reference purposes. Participants in the simulation…

The concept of accountability, or fixing responsibility for outcomes in education, is not new. As far back as 1912, administrators were responding enthusiastically to the idea of assessing teacher performance by objective criteria. Currently, the focus of the accountability movement is on evaluation. An evaluation procedure that would assist in…

This study investigated two questions: what relationships exist between a teacher's knowledge of reading and the teacher's ability to solve problems in reading? and What effect does teacher effort have upon teacher knowledge and the teacher's problem-solving ability in reading tasks? Three instruments (the Artley-Hardin Inventory of Teacher…

This document is a collection of essays by various authors on the subject of college physical education. The essays are grouped under the following headings: a) "Sociological and Psychological Views of Today's College Students: Their Needs, Interests and Characteristics"; b) "Current Approaches Toward Meeting Student Needs"; c)…

Three substudies of effects of different formats on student ratings of faculty teaching effectiveness were conducted. One substudy investigated Kinds of Keys, Agreement, Evaluation, and Needs Improvement. The second, NO TUP, (New Observation of Teaching of University Professor Rating Scale), investigated numbers of positive rating categories. The…

The accountable evaluation for improvement procedure permits the evaluation and improvement of teaching by professional constructive alternatives. The teacher and his class are taped via portable television cameras. The tape is reviewed by the teacher, a subject or grade matter colleague of his choice, and the principal at a time convenient to…