Client-centered supervision is a personal participatory, and developmental approach, which finds its roots in the "third force" psychology of Carl Rogers. It requires a supervisor of sensitivity and humanistic orientation. Teacher evaluation criteria under this system focus on three areas: learning climate, program content, and…

Reviewed is literature on teacher evaluation. It is suggested that evaluation frequently arouses fear and activates defensiveness on the part of teachers. Some of the alternatives to resolve this dilemma are described. (KC)

The criteria and methods for evaluating faculty who teach undergraduates only are discussed with special emphasis on those teaching at lower-division campuses. It is suggested that there would be more effort expended to teach well if faculty knew that effort and performance as teachers were respected and rewarded. (MLW)

The targeted evaluation approach (TEA) combines student ratings, administrator observation, and measurement of student learning. TEA's five steps are (1) writing learning objectives; (2) developing a plan of instruction; (3) setting performance standards; (4) pretesting and posttesting; and (5) analyzing and judging results. (SK)

This article abstracts information from the report, "Problems in Using Pupil Outcomes for Teacher Evaluation" by Robert S. Soar and Ruth M. Soar. It also lists the reasons why the New Jersey Education Association considers "pupil progress" an unfair criterion for evaluating teachers. (SJL)

A set of departmental promotion guidelines ensure that medical faculty understand what is expected and what will be evaluated when promotion is considered. An approach to setting faculty evaluation standards, used at Cornell University Medical College Department of Psychiatry, and its application to primary areas of faculty work are outlined.…

Three areas (business, psychology, and sociology/anthropology) at Kansas State University were studied. Significant differences were found in the orientations and the criteria that are being used and that should be used (according to the respondents) for performance evaluation. All agreed that teaching should be an important evaluative criterion.…

The teaching-learning paradox can be resolved using principles of good design and criteria for evaluating good instruction, suggests this professor of psychology. A checklist of criteria for determining the effectiveness of the teaching-learning experience is provided from the point of view of student learning. (LBH)

The School Improvement Model launched by the Iowa State University College of Education in 1964 uses a total-system approach to measure and report teacher performance. SIM focuses on student achievement and emphasizes validity, reliability, discrimination, and 360-degree feedback from principals, other teachers, parents, and students. A Wyoming…

Presents a critique of the traditional model of teacher evaluation, arguing that the process is based on an objective view of knowledge and does not recognize or value teachers' personal practical knowledge. Uses the author's experiences of being evaluated (positively) for promotion to develop criticisms and arguments. (35 citations) (MAB)

A study of four social work students' attitudes about criteria for evaluating teaching effectiveness used a repertory grid rather than the traditional questionnaire to elicit the criteria. It was concluded that the repertory grid is a powerful heuristic tool for this purpose. (Author/MSE)

The Florida case of "Sweeney v. Turlington" dramatically illustrates the confusion between measurement and evaluation and how measurement-oriented evaluation systems diminish the role of the evaluator. This article discusses the implications of this case, which challenged the validity of the Florida Performance Measurement System, a…

Reviews techniques for evaluating teachers in Britain and other countries, as well as personnel evaluation in industry. Examines the linking of appraisal with pay, promotion, or dismissal. Argues against the accountability model of appraisal and makes a case for formative evaluation. (SK)

Teachers deserve objective evaluations that will help them to improve. Delaware uses a four-point rubric ranging from "unsatisfactory" to "needs improvement,""effective," and "exemplary." Teachers' placement depends on frequency of demonstrated behaviors identified in each rubric. For lower ratings, the…

Since the announcement in 1999 of a plan to tie teachers' salary increases to student achievement by Denver Public Schools, there has been a flood of nationwide policy activity around teacher compensation. This paper examines pay plans in Denver, Toledo, Minneapolis, and New York City, offering a snapshot of the changing landscape of teacher…