Considerations for establishing purposes of evaluation are described in view of controversies that focus on justification and use of ratings of instructors as well as attempts to meet demands and ward off pressures for accountability. General models are proposed to serve as guidelines for further development and specification of purposes.…

Evaluation of effective teaching requires close analysis of productive and nonproductive teaching decisions and behaviors, methods used to solve problems, and the kind of planning that best achieves identified educational goals. (JD)

The current state of research by the authors into the development of a peer evaluation instrument for faculty is reported. Appraisal areas include: clarity and appropriateness of course objectives; agreement between objectives and course content; instructional material; mastery of content; communication skills; student encouragement; organization;…

Five sessions of a formal educational development program with 55 attendees were conducted between 1973 and 1975 at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Results are reported that suggest two conditions that contribute to accurate (valid) self-reports of learning via rating scales. (LBH)

This UNESCO-sponsored conference dealt with the teaching problems of the large bureaucratic university. Specific recommendations are reviewed and pre-conference survey questions are reported. (LBH)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the rewards and disciplinary punishments received by secondary teachers in schools operating under the Ministry of National Education in Turkey. Data were collected from personnel cards of the relevant general directorates within the Ministry of National Education. Data were reduced to frequency counts…

This paper focuses on Alberta, Canada's 1998 "Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation" policy, examining its origins and adoption along with the significant shift in images of teaching and supervision that it conveys. Both the process and substance of the policy are analyzed within the context of Alberta's larger plan to restructure…

Article considers two approaches for developing listening comprehension and outlines studies concerning the evaluation of teaching effectiveness. (Author/RK)

Describes a statewide co-operative College-School Science Program (NSF supported) using Introductory Physical Science as a means to improve physical science teaching in grades 8 and 9. Teachers received summer and inservice training regarding I.P.S. inquiry methods, and behavioral objectives. (LS)

Develops dual system to fulfill two-fold purpose of teacher evaluation (i.e., institutional and instructional). (JES)

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 politics of evaluation of instruction in higher education, including an exploration of the processes by which a policy on evaluation is formulated, reformulated, adopted and implemented, is discussed. Suggestions are offered for increasing the chances of implementing an effective evaluation program. (JMD)