Incentive pay plans for teachers are either planned or underway in 37 states; at least 10 states tie improvements in student performance to teacher evaluation criteria. Legislatures and school boards have mandated these criteria despite educational researchers' and test specialists' warnings concerning teachers' incomplete control over learning,…

This paper reports on the investigation of the operation of the Teacher of the Year Award program in 28 states. It focuses on the method of selection for recipients of this award, and explores the nature of the judging process used in selecting candidates at both the state and national levels. Specific objectives are: (1) to determine the criteria…

The Kentucky Career Ladder Commission has funded a special project on "expected student achievement," to study the evaluation of teachers while avoiding the indefensible use of standardized student achievement tests. As proposed, the plan uses student achievement as one aspect of evaluation. The problem is in determining the degree to…

Teacher performance areas, criteria for evaluating them, and specific descriptors of behavior satisfying each criterion are supplied in this document. Performance areas and criteria for teacher evaluation were selected by the five school districts participating in the School Improvement Model project. The teacher performance areas selected for…

A step-by-step outline of recommended procedures is presented for a performance based evaluation system for teachers in Missouri. Four general performance areas form the basis for the system: (1) instructional processes; (2) classroom management; (3) interpersonal relationships; and (4) professional responsibilities. Nineteen specific,…

Reports a study examining the dimensions (factors) used by students to rate instruction in basic science courses. (JT)

One half of the subjects were introduced to a professor using a written biographical description including a positive teaching evaluation, while with the other subjects a negative evaluation replaced the positive one. Following the lecture, subjects completed a teaching evaluation. The two lectures differed only in the material presented.…

In contrast to Professor Irene R. Kiernan's negative impression of the validity of student ratings of faculty (Community and Junior College Journal, April, 1975), the author, by examining recent research findings, concludes that the majority of studies point to a positive relationship between student ratings and student learning. (Author/NHM)

After a review of literature on teacher attitudes about teacher evaluation, an assessment was made of secondary school teacher attitudes toward their evaluations and the changes they would like to have made in evaluation procedures. Results of a questionnaire, responded to by 40 teachers, revealed: (1) The more years of teaching experience a…

A model for analyzing the interactions of the teaching act is essential for raising teachers' consciousness about the multitude of factors that constitute teaching. A paradigm for analyzing the teaching act can be stated as follows: the activities of a given subject matter, when taught by teachers with a particular background and qualities, will…

THIS PAPER EXAMINES SOME OF THE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN RESEARCH ON STUDENT-LED SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TEACHING PROCEDURES. IT FOCUSES UPON PROBLEMS OF CRITERION EXAMINATION, USE OF RATING FORMS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CLASSROOM PROCEDURE. THIS PAPER…

The purpose of this study was to use the standards recently developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Teacher Evaluation as a framework to review current state-level teacher evaluation policies. The evaluation program must meet four criteria: accuracy, utility, propriety, and feasibility. Questionnaires requesting specific information…

TEACHING IS CONSTANTLY BEING EVALUATED BY TEACHERS, PUPILS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS. NOT ALL PERSONS WHO EVALUATE TEACHING ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING. IF THE PROCESS OF EVALUATION IS TO LEAD TO IMPROVED INSTRUCTION, THE TEACHER WHOSE WORK IS BEING EVALUATED MUST COMPREHEND THE FRAME OF REFERENCE FROM WHICH THE EVALUATION IS INSTITUTED. A…

This paper discusses the association between student grades and student ratings of faculty. The first section reviews a 1974 study of Harper College English teacher ratings, which showed a correlation of .73 between the grades the teachers gave students and the ratings students gave the teachers. The second section reports the findings of a 1975…

This discussion reports the results of a survey of teacher evaluation practices in school districts within the 11-county capital district area of New York State. Current practices are contrasted to a more generalized systems model articulated by Mitzel and others. Data was collected by a combination of survey and interview techniques. Traditional…