This study focused on assessing the levels of job satisfaction among peer evaluators in a large, metropolitan public K-12 school district in Florida. Peer evaluators were defined as former classroom teachers with five or more years of teaching experience who observe and evaluate teachers with two or more years of teaching experience. Seventy-eight…

The Department of Education is moving to change accountability for teacher preparation institutions to include surveys of the graduates and their supervising principal following paid employment. This study describes one of a number of quantitative studies that examine the validity and usefulness of such follow-up surveys. Using multiple years of…

The study examined the Influence of Secondary School Head Teachers' General and Instructional Supervisory Practices on Teachers' Work Performance. Qualitative and qualitative methods with a descriptive-correlational research approach were used in the study. Purposive sampling technique alongside random sampling technique was used to select the…

This paper recounts the development of a cooperative teacher evaluation system by the Anchorage (Alaska) School District and presents the data that led Anchorage educators to conclude that cooperative evaluation is superior to either traditional supervisor-directed evaluation or minimal unstructured evaluation. In 1984, the district formed a task…

The induction period is a very important time in the career of a teacher and has a long-term influence on the teacher's professional development, efficacy, job satisfaction and the length of his/her career. One of the key roles in this period is played by the trainee's mentor. This paper presents the results of the extensive project…

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF USE OF INTERACTION ANALYSIS, MORE THAN 400 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS. OF 186 RETURNS (46 PERCENT), 85 WERE UNANSWERED BECAUSE OF UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE METHOD. OF THE REMAINING 101, 69 COLLEGE TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORS, AND ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS STATED THAT THEY HAD HAD…

Results of a questionnaire indicate that Queensland teachers vary in their reactions to inspectorial supervision. It was found that the inspectorial system has demeaned both teachers and inspectors. (Author)

In order to determine current practices and policies concerning the formal evaluation of certified teaching personnel in Alberta, this survey was conducted by means of a questionnaire (appended) sent to all school districts in the province. The findings were then compared to those of a similar survey conducted in 1977. The comparison revealed that…

This manual describes the process used in determining the objectives of a project to develop effective remediation strategies for use by teachers of mathematics. It presents two tools developed for use in assessing remedial mathematics teaching: (1) the "Effective Remedial Mathematics Checklist," for use in supervising teachers of…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE (1) WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF IN EVENING PROGRAMS, (2) HOW THE STAFF IS AND SHOULD BE SUPERVISED AND EVALUATED, AND (3) HOW TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT. ADMINISTRATORS FROM 63 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES REPORTED CURRENT…

This practicum report describes an effort to develop an effective teacher and administrator evaluation system for a small suburban school system in Connecticut. Besides meeting the requirements of a mandate from the state legislature, the system was also intended to enable the local school board to implement an incentive pay plan. A narrative…

This research project was undertaken to investigate, analyze, and document the process of implementing a new policy of teacher supervision and evaluation in the five secondary schools of Lethbridge (Alberta) School District No. 51. The study focused on (1) critical stages in the implementation process; (2) supervisory behavior and supervisory…

This report has been prepared as a summary of an indepth study of the implementation of a policy of teacher supervision and evaluation in the secondary schools of Lethbridge (Alberta) School District No. 51. The new policy provided for the development of staff models of supervision in each school and a systemwide teacher evaluation process. The…

The evaluation of the Dade County Public Schools, Florida 1983-84 Beginning Teacher Program was designed to achieve these specific goals: (1) assess the extent to which program operations and procedures facilitated the implementation of major project components; and (2) determine the program's effectiveness in achieving its major outcome of…

The teaching experiences of 25 student teachers of secondary social studies from Towson State University, Baltimore, Maryland, were investigated to determine if and why they were valuable experiences. Three kinds of data were compiled and evaluated during the ten-week student teaching experience. Student teachers kept records of their daily…