ERIC Number: EJ1371688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-0602
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Reconsidering the Dual Purposes of Teacher Evaluation
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, v28 n7 p811-825 2022
While countries differ in their approach to and context of teacher evaluation, many have one thing in common--they hope it serves its formative and summative purposes. In this article, the author asks policymakers, educators and researchers to reconsider how these dual purposes are accomplished. Current approaches and research both in and outside of the U.S. tend to focus on evaluator delivery of feedback, rather than teacher learning. The author examines the origin of formative and summative in the U.S. (since it influences thinking internationally), argues that it may be time to rethink beliefs about the role of principal in feedback delivery and improvement, and identifies strategies that promise to improve teaching practice, e.g., formative assessment, National Board Certification, professional development, coaching, professional learning communities, mentoring, and teacher advice networks. It may be time to think about a system of improvement that is complementary to teacher evaluation and supports teacher learning. This article is a response to Flores and Derrington's 2018 call to join the conversation about the contradictory purpose of accountability and improvement in their special issue 3.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Certification, Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Communities of Practice, Mentors, Accountability, Personnel Evaluation, Objectives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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