ERIC Number: EJ747924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
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Research on School Teacher Evaluation
Peterson, Kenneth
NASSP Bulletin, v88 n639 p60-79 2004
Research literature highlights the principal as central to teacher evaluation. However, principal reports do not provide adequate information to document teacher quality. Good teacher evaluation adds multiple data sources such as client surveys, peer reviews of materials, and pupil achievement data, which vary by teacher and setting. Principals should become knowledgeable about pupil gain data, costs of evaluation, sociology of teacher evaluation, and the problem of the bad teacher. Teacher evaluation can reassure external audiences that schools are doing a good job.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Principals, Teacher Effectiveness, Peer Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Role, Evaluation Methods, Accountability, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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