Discusses the evaluation of teacher competence as a requirement for certification. (Author/RK)

Describes an institute which trained supervising teachers in techniques of evaluating teaching. (RT)

Elementary school pupils judged their student teachers' performances in the areas of planning, instructional skill, evaluation, and behavior, and in classroom organization and control. Their evaluations were compared with adult observers' ratings. Results indicate that elementary school students can assess performance and discriminate among…

Principals unable or unwilling to conduct thorough teacher evaluations using classroom observations should consider two other sources of evaluation data: "artifacts of teaching," including lesson plans, tests, activity instructions, and bibliographic handouts prepared by teachers, student work, peer testimony, and similar materials; and…

A well-conceived and administered evaluation plan that incorporates the techniques of target-setting for all teachers and administrators may be one way to combat teacher burnout. (Author/MLF)

Presented is a bibliography of titles on evaluation of instruction in higher education. It is preceded by a review of important issues in evaluation including reactions to evaluation from the academic community, purposes of evaluation, initiation and operation of the evaluation process, and evaluation methods. (JMD)

Faculty assessment is defined in terms of research, service, and teaching. Several types of reward systems are also discussed including faculty appointments, tenure, salaries, recognition, and the personal approach. It is emphasized that each institution must develop its own processes for encouraging excellence. (LBH)

Describes the use of teaching portfolios to evaluate faculty at Florida's Miami-Dade Community College, focusing on the development of portfolio criteria between 1991 and 1994. Discusses positive and negative opinions expressed by faculty during a two-year evaluation of the project. Presents a revised portfolio developed in response to comments.…

When evaluating special education teachers, observers need to focus on effective teaching strategies common to both regular and special education teachers. Where variations in the central act of instruction exist, they are usually differences in emphasis justified by special education students' unique requirements. (two references) (MLH)

An upstate New York school district's collaboratively designed teacher-evaluation system reflects years of instructional improvement programs and many rounds of contract negotiations. In other districts, collegial efforts to redesign teacher-evaluation systems signal administrators' changing attitudes. Principals see themselves as mentors,…

Advocates the Redfern Model of teacher evaluation, which involves the teacher in the evaluation process through goal setting and self-evaluation in cooperation with the evaluator. The Redfern Model can be combined with the Classroom Observations Keyed for Effectiveness Research (COKER) as an objective measurement of classroom performance. (KS)

Public support for better teacher salaries hinges on tying these salaries to performance and productivity. To succeed, alternative compensation plans must be free of legislative involvement and restrictive outside funding and feature teacher cooperation in planning; clear, attainable objectives; freedom to determine reward format; and sound and…

Reports on a study of 5,000 student evaluations of teachers (SETs) and their relationship to the final grades the students received in introductory economics classes. Finds that there is little relationship between the rating of instructors and the grades received by students in their classes. Recommends that colleges and universities explore…

As part of Alberta's Educational Quality Indicators initiative, Spirit River School Division used staff, parent, and student input to develop indicators of effective teaching: 26 teacher behaviors related to planning and preparation, communication skills, teacher-student relationship, and instructional strategies. The indicators provided a basis…

Teachers are under scrutiny as never before. Politicians, parents and pupils invest a great deal of capital in teachers' ability to deliver the goods, notably in terms of national test results. In this essay I challenge the view that a teacher's role and value should be defined solely with respect to measurable outcomes, and argue that the…