Evaluating school employees can be successfully accomplished and can lead to further personal and professional growth for those involved if care is taken to remove subjectivity and bias from the evaluation. (Author)

Discusses the importance of distinguishing between the different purposes of teacher evaluation programs, focusing on the differences between evaluations conducted to aid teacher self-improvement and evaluations conducted to aid administrative decision-making. (JG)

This paper presents guidelines for evaluating university research scientists. Each scientist should know the standards of performance that are used in the evaluation, the job segments that are being evaluated, and the relative weight assigned to each job segment. Five job segments are identified: (1) impact of research findings; (2) number of…

This guidebook describes for managers how and when to give effective feedback. It emphasizes the need for frequent feedback so that employees may feel confident about what they are doing right and can work on areas in which they are less proficient. Feedback should also be used as a tool for development, which means that feedback, which should not…

This guide contains step-by-step information needed in the hiring of a college counselor. It begins with information on how to screen applications for the job. Next is a checklist on preparing for the interview, followed by a number of warning signals the interviewer should watch for. Examples are included of specific questions to ask at the…

This guide provides a "road map" to the various ways that schools and employers assess high-performance competencies, such as problem solving, information management, and communication and negotiation skills. The guide begins with a brief analysis of why it is important to assess these skills in light of the current standards environment…

In the Tamalpais High School District the performance requirements for the superintendent serve as the basis for the major performance requirements for his administrative staff. (Author)

The models project the effect of personnel changes and increasing work loads into the future: they also provide a performance standard against which proposed systems can be compared. (Author/NH)

Offers 16 guidelines for avoiding legal entanglements arising from new or revised staff evaluation programs. Offers a series of predictions about the future of staff evaluation in two-year colleges. (DMM)

Applies recent econometric research on sample selection problems to the employee selection problem. A model of selection and subsequent performance and an estimation strategy are presented; the data--personnel files of applicants for supervisory positions at a nondurable manufacturing firm-- are described; and empirical results and conclusions are…

Questions are raised concerning differences between traditional metric multiple regression, which assumes all variables to be measured on interval scales, and nonmetric multiple regression. The ordinal model is generally superior in fitting derivation samples but the metric technique fits better than the nonmetric in cross-validation samples.…