There is a worldwide interest in developing quantitative faculty members' activity evaluation models. However, implementing a fair and reliable model is challenging. Without capable and high-quality faculty members, no education improvement effort subsequently can succeed. Based on the gap analysis of the literature, lack of a quantitative faculty…

Besides describing and comparing these two types of teachers, it is found that the criteria for rating teachers correlate more highly between graduates and principals than between current students and principals. (KR)

The method used for a developmental study of teacher evaluation techniques (part of the Utah Teacher Evaluation Project) was a review of research literature to find those teacher evaluation practices with the most promise. Each technique was further researched in order to bring it to a "recommended practice" condition with limitations,…

This report analyzes the content and development of the 45 school district career ladder plans submitted in 1984 to the Utah State Office of Education. Descriptive commentary and data tables are used to examine (1) the structure and composition of planning committees; (2) teacher evaluation provisions, including changes in evaluation methods, the…

Discusses issues concerning teacher evaluation and the evaluation of minority group teachers, in particular. Describes an alternative teacher evaluation strategy used in two Utah school district teacher career ladder evaluation systems. (FMW)