This was an historical study which described the procedures used by a thirteen-member committee in an attempt to develop a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district in Oregon.
A random sample of 33.5% of the certificated staff of School District
9 were interviewed in May, 1969. The results of...
Sixteen secondary school health teachers evaluated their own
course teaching performance. Students in each of these courses
evaluated the same teacher and the results were compared. An
adapted version of a teacher rating form developed by the School of
Agriculture, Oregon State University, was used by all study participants.
Teacher...
The study was devoted to identification and determination of
magnitude of change of prospective teachers with regard to the prospective
teachers' self perceived teaching ability. Teaching ability
was defined as a combination of teaching competencies identified by
other studies.
The general parameters of the study were to establish:
1. The...
This study was designed to determine instructor performance
appraisal methods being used in community colleges (in Florida, Iowa,
New York, Texas, and Washington) and to identify factors responsible
for variations in performance appraisal procedures. Questions about
instructor performance appraisal which were examined included: who
does it, for what purposes, what...
The purpose of this study was to analyze and interpret the results
of fall term student ratings of faculty teaching performance (n= 40,000)
in order to determine whether relationships exist between a range of
demographic variables and the ratings professors receive from students
enrolled in their classes. A population of...