teacher evaluations
Rating classroom performance
Teacher evaluations are formal assessments of an instructor's performance, typically conducted by students, administrators, or peers.
Student evaluations—surveys completed at the end of a course—are the most common form: Her teacher evaluations were consistently positive.
These assessments influence hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions, though their reliability remains debated.
Critics argue they measure popularity over teaching effectiveness and reflect biases related to gender, race, and grading leniency.
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- peer reviewsExpert evaluation of work
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- school administratorsThose who manage educational institutions
salary adjustments · principals · classroom management · merit · high stakes · professional growth · department heads · annual review · formative assessment · probation · improvement plan · performance appraisals · tenure · job security · student engagement · portfolios · learning outcomes · performance metrics
- school paperworkreport cards, report card, newsletter, permission slips, permission slip
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
- school recordsstudent records, academic records, diplomas, certificates, transcripts
- teacher educationstudent teaching, teaching credentials, teaching certificate, teaching certification, teaching degree