Shows how a mastery teaching program was applied to one Iowa school district to improve and evaluate teacher performance. Emphasizes the principal's role in such a program. (JW)

A campus-wide analysis generated five teaching evaluation factors: Subject Organization and Competence; Motivation-Stimulation; Instructor-Student Relations; Reasonable Work Load; and Clearness of Grading Procedures. The methodology revealed differences among pharmacy instructors along a student-perceived motivational factor. (LBH)

Reports on a study of the impact of student evaluations of higher education economics instructors on faculty behavior and grades. Finds that initially grades increased but then declined over a nine-year period. Recommends further research on this issue. (CFR)

Encourages using a portfolio as a means of tracking and assessing a teacher's strengths and achievements. Explains what a portfolio should include: (1) background information; (2) current statement of teaching philosophy; (3) course syllabi and descriptions; (4) course portfolio; (5) sample assignments and handouts; (6) samples of student work;…

Many states have a disconnected body of laws regarding educator evaluation. Uncoordinated legislation can create problems with respect to evaluation, appropriate standards and methods to be employed, and implementation strategies. This paper describes Utah's educator-evaluation legislation to illustrate this phenomenon. Four statutory provisions…

This paper presents eleven questions which must be raised concerning the use of student evaluations of community college teachers. Ten questions deal with the political, sociological, and psychological implications of the student evaluations currently in use. The last question concerns a legal matter--the use of unvalidated tests. (Author/DC)

Since there is talk about managing academic departments, using the jargon of the industrial community, higher education professionals might do well to investigate the techniques that industrial managers use to evaluate their own personnel. Three management principles used in personnel evaluation can be isolated: (1) regularity of evaluations; (2)…

Reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the influence of student-rater personality characteristics on the ratings they give their instructors. Included are conclusions, recommendations for further research, and a list of 45 references. (JT)

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)

This report presents the proceedings of the Conference on Models for the Evaluation of Teaching. The papers included are: (1) Teachers and Their Evaluation; (2) A Performance-Centered Model for the Evaluation of Teaching; (3) A Learner-Centered Model; (4) Evaluation as a Change Mechanism--A Management Model; (5) Faculty Roles in Evaluation; (6)…

Addresses the uncertainties surrounding the evaluation of faculty work performance and reviews the conflicting studies of the two principal professorial roles, teaching and research. Research indicates reasonably high agreement between faculty peers and students on their assessment of professors and supports a psychological explanation of…

Finding that lack of time was the obstacle to teachers' peer observations, one school district devotes inservice time for teachers to observe each other. (JW)

It is argued that despite the current view of college teaching as a discrete set of skills, good teaching is more complex and involves understanding the specific contexts in which teaching occurs, and how teachers understand and communicate concepts to a changing student population. Portfolio-based peer assessment of college teachers is…

"The Practitioner" is subtitled "A Newsletter for the On-Line Administrator." This theme issue is devoted to recent developments in the teacher evaluation process. Contents include a review of research on teacher evaluation, an overview of legal requirements, and examples of outstanding teacher evaluation programs in six high schools. Thirteen…

A discussion of the purposes and effectiveness of faculty evaluation is presented. Topics of discussion include the purposes of faculty evaluation, the importance of clarity of purpose, and whether or not faculty evaluation results in more productive faculty. Ten guidelines for faculty evaluation programs are listed as follows: make sure the…