Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
A Study Of Teachers And Administrators Perceptions Of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes
Download A Study Of Teachers And Administrators Perceptions Of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online A Study Of Teachers And Administrators Perceptions Of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Book Synopsis A Study of Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes by : Wanda Jean Curry
Download or read book A Study of Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes written by Wanda Jean Curry and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes by : Dennis A. Carpenter
Download or read book A Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Two Teacher Evaluation Processes written by Dennis A. Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of a New Multi-measure Teacher Evaluation System in One Large Urban School District in Texas by : Gladys Smith Moton
Download or read book Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of a New Multi-measure Teacher Evaluation System in One Large Urban School District in Texas written by Gladys Smith Moton and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, and Obama‘s Race to the Top (2009) policy charged districts with increasing academic achievement by improving teacher quality. The problem of teacher quality has plagued the public school system for decades. Stronge and Hindman (2005) suggest, we can greatly improve student achievement if we come to an understanding of what constitutes an effective teacher and then seek out those qualities and behaviors (p. 49). Districts are now compelled to take a closer look at teacher evaluation systems in order to measure teacher quality and effectiveness. Evaluation systems provide the impetus for informing teacher practice, as well as, potentially driving future staff development (Education, 2009). Many states are now requiring teacher ratings to be based on multiple measures of performance, with many states and districts electing to establish performance pay incentive parameters for meeting specific goals (Doherty & Jacobs, 2013). In the backdrop of this transitional educational landscape, at least one large urban school district in Texas embarked upon a project to improve its teacher evaluation system. The 2012-2013 school year marked the deployment of this district‘s newly implemented teacher evaluation system. This newly implemented teacher evaluation system aimed to address both teacher effectiveness and student growth. The purpose of this program evaluation was to: 1) examine teachers‘ and administrators‘ perceptions of the newly implemented teacher evaluation system within a large urban school district and its influence on instructional planning, classroom instruction and professional practice; 2) examine teachers‘ and administrators‘ perceptions regarding the training they received with the newly implemented evaluation system; and, 3) explore teachers‘ and administrators‘ perceptions regarding the newly implemented teacher evaluation system being tied to performance pay. A purposeful sampling of sixteen teachers and five principals from low-performing and high-performing elementary, middle, and high schools within one large urban school district were selected as participants for this study to gain multiple perspectives from teachers and administrators across various contexts. Participants were part of one of the district‘s feeder pattern schools who participated in the pilot year of implementation. Three teacher focus groups were conducted, and each of the five principals were interviewed one-on-one using semi-structured interviews. Transcribed audio recordings from principal interviews and teacher focus groups were coded inductively (Creswell, 2002) and analyzed for emerging themes using the constant comparison method (Glaser and Strauss,1967). Findings revealed teachers and administrators perceived the newly implemented teacher evaluation system to positively influence instructional planning by providing the focus and structure embedded in the Danielson‘s Framework for Teaching and assisting teachers in refining pedagogy. Additionally, both teachers and administrators reported the evaluation system influenced classroom instruction by promoting increased levels of student engagement and moving teachers from teacher-directed instruction to student-driven learning. Findings also revealed the evaluation system provides teachers and administrators opportunities for reflective practice through increased dialog and strengthened relationships. The teachers and administrators perceived some of the training to be overwhelming and confusing due to the large amount of content given at once. Lastly, findings revealed teachers and administrators question the fairness of tying student growth measures to teacher performance pay, and they are unclear about the process for determining teacher performance pay. Implications and recommendations for districts planning to implement new evaluation systems are included in this study. The recommendations include: developing a clear set of teaching standards rooted in best practices for effective teaching when adopting a new teacher evaluation system; assuring the evaluation process encourages frequent observations, goal setting, action planning, and teacher and administrator reflections to promote reflective and improved practice, increased dialog, and strengthened relationships; assuring district leadership across all levels are well-informed regarding the newly implemented teacher evaluation system and are equipped to explain processes and address concerns; forming a district-wide core training team to deliver district-wide professional development rather than relying solely on campus administrators to deliver turn-around training to teachers and other campus level administrators; and, scaffolding training in smaller segments to allow adult learners to synthesis and process information more deeply.
Book Synopsis Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators Regarding the Teacher Evaluation Process by : Joy Davis Sheppard
Download or read book Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators Regarding the Teacher Evaluation Process written by Joy Davis Sheppard and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: Teacher evaluations can be a tool for increasing teacher effectiveness and accountability if it is determined how evaluations can be best used. According to current literature, this is not the case. It is more pertinent than ever that administrators use evaluations to strengthen marginal teachers and further develop skills of teachers who are already proficient. However, few studies exist pertaining to teacher and administrator perceptions of teacher evaluation effectiveness and even fewer focus Georgia teacher evaluations. The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate perceptions of the teacher evaluation process held by teachers and administrators in southeast Georgia so that improvements to the teacher evaluation process could be considered. Survey data were collected (277 teachers and 12 administrators) representing three rural school districts in southeast Georgia. Data collection tools included the Teacher Evaluation Profile for Teachers and Administrators. Both included questions that participants rated based on a Likert-type scale. In addition to the Likert-types questions, one-open ended question was included that allowed teachers and administrators to reflect upon the current process for teacher evaluation used in their systems. Findings from both the Likert-type response questions and the open-ended question were analyzed with comparative differences between the survey and the open-iiended response data. Data were analyzed by position (teacher and administrator). Responses on the survey questions were positive from both teachers and administrators. A large number of teachers (43.73%) indicated that the evaluation process in their system was average and that these evaluations had a strong impact on professional practices (20.15%). According to teachers, the strongest attribute of the evaluation process was that the feedback focused on the standards whereas administrators indicated that the timing of the feedback was the greatest attribute of the evaluation process. In addition, administrators believed that teacher evaluations have the greatest impact on student learning. This study demonstrated that both teachers and administrators are reasonably satisfied with the teacher evaluation process. This study resulted in limited findings that would indicate a complete overhaul of the evaluation process, but it suggests that minor changes could be made to enhance the overall usefulness of teacher evaluations.
Book Synopsis Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems in Two Georgia Public Schooll Districts by : Jane Ford-Brocato
Download or read book Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems in Two Georgia Public Schooll Districts written by Jane Ford-Brocato and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Study of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward the Evaluation of Teachers by : Michael Andrew Lower
Download or read book A Study of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward the Evaluation of Teachers written by Michael Andrew Lower and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: There were two major objectives achieved in conducting this study. The first major objective was to provide an updated description of the teacher evaluation process in public school systems in the State of Ohio by determining the current perceptions and attitudes of principals and teachers toward the evaluation of teachers. Specifically, the following aspects of the teacher evaluation process were described and compared for principals and teachers--- the structure of the evaluation process, the criteria of the evaluation, the uses of evaluative information, principals' and teachers' attitudes toward the evaluation process, and the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation process. This study also provided and compared principals' and teachers' actual and ideal perceptions about criteria of the evaluation and uses of evaluative information. In addition, the evaluative criteria and uses of evaluative information that principals and teachers perceived need to be utilized more in the teacher evaluation process were identified. The perceptions of principals and teachers were found to be different for a majority of areas surveyed. The second major objective in conducting this study was to provide an exploratory, empirical testing of the relationship of five important elements of the teacher evaluation process (the utilization of evaluation conferences, the manner in which evaluative goals are established, the use of teacher self-evaluation, the extent of evaluator training, and the use of multiple evaluators and/ or multiple sources of evaluative information) to five areas of professional concern about the teacher evaluation process or perceived areas of weakness of the teacher evaluation process (the adequacy of teacher input provided by the evaluation process, the technical quality of the evaluation, the fairness of the evaluation process, confidence in the evaluation process, and the usefulness of the evaluation process in improving teacher performance). Specifically here, the perceptions of respondents in the categories utilized were examined separately for principals and teachers to ascertain the perceived relationship of these five elements of the teacher evaluation process to the areas of concern about the teacher evaluation process or perceived areas of weakness of the teacher evaluation process. Teachers were found to be very much in agreement with theoretical relationships investigated, while principals were in agreement to a more limited extent. The information gleaned from achieving these two major objectives of the study should prove useful to a variety of educational audiences.
Author :Jennie Y. Jiang Publisher :Consortium on Chicago School Research ISBN 13 :9780989799485 Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (994 download)
Book Synopsis Teacher Evaluation in Practice by : Jennie Y. Jiang
Download or read book Teacher Evaluation in Practice written by Jennie Y. Jiang and published by Consortium on Chicago School Research. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of UChicago CCSR's ongoing study of Chicago Public Schools' new teacher evaluation system, this report looks at teacher and principal perceptions in the second year of implementation. It finds teachers and principals remain positive about the new evaluation system, though less so than in Year 1. This brief, a continuation of the work that began in Teacher Evaluation in Practice: Implementing Chicago's REACH Students, draws on survey data from more than 19,000 teachers and nearly 800 principals and assistant principals to measure their views of REACH (Recognizing Educators Advancing Chicago's Students). REACH replaced the previous checklist system, which rated nearly all teachers as excellent or superior and failed to provide much useful feedback for improving teacher practice.
Book Synopsis Teacher and Administrator Perceptions Toward the Teacher Evaluation Within a Suburban School Disctrict in Pennsylvania by : Stephen A. Catrambone
Download or read book Teacher and Administrator Perceptions Toward the Teacher Evaluation Within a Suburban School Disctrict in Pennsylvania written by Stephen A. Catrambone and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine teacher and administrator perceptions toward the teacher evaluation process used within a suburban school district in Pennsylvania. Fifty-eight teachers (28 in elementary school, 9 in middle school, and 21 in high school) and seven administrators (5 principals and 2 assistant principals) participated in the questionnaire portion of the study. Individual interviews with 14 participants (9 teachers and 5 administrators) provided additional insight of their perceptions. Results of the study indicated that participants agreed overall that they deem their district's current evaluation process to be a quality experience. Data also revealed that participants suggested that communication, collaboration, and specific feedback were critical components to an effective teacher evaluation system. Results also indicated that results showed that while teachers see the process as mainly about teacher growth, administrators see the process as mainly about teacher accountability. As a result, teachers would like to continue with the current evaluation system, but administrators would like to see the process changed. The data also revealed that teachers believed the feedback they receive from administrators as average while administrators indicated that they believe the feedback they provide to teachers is very specific and detail oriented.
Book Synopsis Effective Teacher Evaluation by : Kenneth D. Peterson
Download or read book Effective Teacher Evaluation written by Kenneth D. Peterson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich the quality of teaching and learning in your school with meaningful teacher evaluations! This is the essential guide for principals who want to improve the teacher evaluation process, develop highly qualified teachers, and improve student achievement levels in their schools. This "hands-on," practical handbook provides principals with specific strategies, including: Using the best objective evidence available Putting the teacher at the center of the process Using multiple data sources which vary by individual teacher Incorporating student achievement data Inspiring ongoing teacher reflection and analysis
Book Synopsis Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation by : Sherry R. Sutton
Download or read book Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation written by Sherry R. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teacher Evaluation by : Anthony J. Shinkfield
Download or read book Teacher Evaluation written by Anthony J. Shinkfield and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher Evaluation: Guide to Professional Practice is organized around four dominant, interrelated core issues: professional standards, a guide to applying the Joint Committee's Standards, ten alternative models for the evaluation of teacher performance, and an analysis of these selected models. The book draws heavily on research and development conducted by the Federally funded national Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE). The reader will come to grasp the essence of sound teacher evaluation and will be able to apply its principles, facts, ideas, processes, and procedures. Finally, the book invites and assists school professionals and other readers to examine the latest developments in teacher evaluation.
Book Synopsis Perceptions of Regular and Special Education Teachers and Administrators about the Process of Teacher Evaluation by : Jon E. Rosell
Download or read book Perceptions of Regular and Special Education Teachers and Administrators about the Process of Teacher Evaluation written by Jon E. Rosell and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teacher Evaluation in Practice by : Susan E. Sporte
Download or read book Teacher Evaluation in Practice written by Susan E. Sporte and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evaluating Teachers And Administrators by : George B. Redfern
Download or read book Evaluating Teachers And Administrators written by George B. Redfern and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stressing the importance of using evaluation as a means to improve teacher and administrator performance, Dr. Redfern provides a practical guide to conducting an evaluation and using its results. He thoroughly describes the anatomy of the evaluation process, outlines the materials needed, and covers such often-neglected topics as evaluation of substandard performance, assessment of the performance of administrators and supervisors, evaluation as an administrative tool in education management, and the potential pitfalls inherent in the evaluation process. The book closes with detailed suggestions for developing or revising programs for personnel evaluation.
Book Synopsis Teacher and Principal Perceptions of a New Evaluation Program for Teachers by : Ruth Shannon Finnegan (Ph.D.)
Download or read book Teacher and Principal Perceptions of a New Evaluation Program for Teachers written by Ruth Shannon Finnegan (Ph.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to evaluate teachers accurately is indispensable for both the development of effective teachers and for student achievement. In this era of accountability, it is important school districts develop evaluation systems that comply with the propriety, utility, feasibility, and accuracy standards of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluations. This study focused on a process evaluation of a new teacher evaluation program. While previous studies have been conducted from the teachers or the evaluators perspectives, this study examined both perspectives. More than 1,500 teachers and 41 principals were invited to complete an online instrument modified from surveys conducted by Hopkins and Stronge. Of concern to the teachers and principals was the accuracy of the new evaluation program, they did not see the value and validity of using SLOs to improve teaching practices to increase learning, and teachers slightly favored using the professional practices component more than the SLO component of the evaluation. Using SLO data in teacher evaluation is an unknown dynamic for teachers; therefore, school administrators need to understand how teachers perceive this change as it relates to teacher support of the new evaluation process. If districts are to safeguard the fidelity, implementation, and sustainability of new evaluation programs for teachers, districts must acknowledge the influence teacher perceptions have on endorsing implementation efforts toward change. Teachers' perceptions toward adjusting instructional practices to align with the standards and criteria of new evaluation programs can either hinder or ensure program implementation.
Book Synopsis Using Video to Reframe the Teacher Evaluation Process as a Professional Learning Experience by : Andrew C. Matteo
Download or read book Using Video to Reframe the Teacher Evaluation Process as a Professional Learning Experience written by Andrew C. Matteo and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this action research study was to work with a group of teachers to refine an organizational routine dealing with teacher evaluation with the dual goals of (a) increasing the teachers’ sense of professionalism and improving the technical core of their work—instruction— and (b) moving toward a routine that the district will be able to use in the future. The research question that guided this work was, “How do we experience the organizational routine that I developed using video for teacher evaluation for improving teacher practice as compared to the existing teacher evaluation system, and how does our experience inform the routine’s continued development?” This study takes place against the backdrop of over 100 years of American educational history in which teaching has not been treated as a profession as well as a more recent context in which teacher evaluation systems have focused on teacher accountability but failed to emphasize teacher development. As a result, our teacher evaluation system contributes little to the professionalization of teachers and does not align with elements of effective professional development to the improve teacher practice. Therefore, I set out to conduct a study that used the power of an organizational routine to potentially change teachers’ perceptions of being treated as professionals and to foster teacher learning and improve practice. The study took place over two cycles, with the teachers and me collaborating on revisions to the routine for the second of the two cycles. Four findings emerged from this study. First, I explain how the participants viewed the existing evaluation system as transactional and deprofessionalizing. Second, I explore how both the first and second versions of the new routine increased the participants’ perceptions of being treated as professionals due to increased teacher agency in the teacher evaluation process. Third, I examine how the participants and I experienced improving teacher practice through the routine in light of the tenets of effective professional development. Finally, I examine the relational aspects of the study, specifically how relationships affected our experience and what lessons could be learned from the process. This study has implications for teacher evaluation and administrators looking to conduct action research collaboratively with teachers around the use of organizational routines.
Book Synopsis The Case for Commitment to Teacher Growth by : Richard J. Stiggins
Download or read book The Case for Commitment to Teacher Growth written by Richard J. Stiggins and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1988-04-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most evaluations of teacher performance are brief, superficial, pro forma affairs involving a few moments of classroom observation every year or two followed by the completion of required evaluation forms. Not surprisingly, much of what has been written about teacher evaluation over the past decade reflects the dissatisfaction of teachers, the frustration of administrators, and the confusion of all parties as to the proper purposes for and methods of teacher evaluation. In this long-awaited book, Richard J. Stiggins and Daniel L. Duke approach teacher evaluation from a positive perspective. They present the results of three unique studies from over a three-year period, designed to uncover the inherent problems in current evaluation practices and find potential solutions to those problems. Relying on ethnographic case study methodology, Study One focuses on the procedures and concerns in the teacher evaluation systems of four school districts, uncovering barriers to teacher growth. Study Two also relies on case study methodology to highlight the keys to success for a few teachers who experienced significant professional growth as a result of a good-quality evaluation event. Study Three uses an instrument—the Teacher Evaluation Profile—to explore and analyze the evaluation experiences of over 400 teachers. The result is a book that gives a clear insight into the important attributes of positive growth-producing evaluation events. Implications of these studies for future teacher evaluation programs in terms of research, policy, and practice are also included in this valuable resource book. The topic is very timely. The significance if this work is that the effort begins linking staff development participation to teacher evaluation.
