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Sample, John A. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Describes a unique performance appraisal method known as "behaviorally anchored rating scales" (BARS) which is especially useful for managers of instructional developers. Steps and procedures used to collaboratively construct BARS for a particular position are discussed, and factors to consider when planning any appraisal system are…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Definitions, Development
Huntington, Fred – Executive Educator, 1984
Principal performance can improve if daily 15-second visits to every classroom are made a high priority. Tips include determining teacher attitudes and kinds of teacher-student interactions, looking at the classroom environment, and listening to between-classes student conversations. (KS)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Job Performance
Kelleher, Paul – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Presents four steps to follow in the process of evaluating incompetent teachers that will induce them to resign. (MD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Competence, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education

Eldridge, William D. – Administration in Mental Health, 1984
Provides basic guidelines for supervisors to assess the evaluative competence of staff and offers specific suggestions about what questions to ask and how to explore staff's motivations and methods of self-assessment. (BH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Job Performance, Mental Health Clinics, Personnel Evaluation

Fielding, David W.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1992
Development and validation of a statement of professional competencies for practicing pharmacists in British Columbia (Canada) are described. The resulting 12 weighted general competency statements were designed to serve as a blueprint for constructing and validating instruments to assess practicing pharmacists' continuing competence. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Competence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Job Performance
Cunningham, James J.; Emukah, Reginald – 1990
A study was done of individual job involvement as it affects support services in some areas of higher education. The basic research question was: Given selected personal characteristics of support services staff members and certain situational characteristics, which set of variables would most effectively account for the variations in the degree…
Descriptors: College Administration, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Job Performance
Keck, Daniel B.; Hampton, Bill R. – 1987
This paper provides an overview of traditional administrator evaluation and compensation approaches based on control in three areas: certification, position, and time. Recent research suggests that compensation based solely on acquiring proper academic requirements, responsible positions, or additional experience is unlikely to increase school…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Certification, Elementary Secondary Education
Frederick, Joseph; And Others – 1985
A research study investigated the relationship between personal characteristics and selected demographic data of 75 attendants in a mental retardation developmental center and the assessment by 24 administrators of the attendants' job performance. Instruments used included a 20-item Direct Care Performance Scale and the Demographic Data Scale,…
Descriptors: Attendants, Group Homes, Job Performance, Mental Retardation
Hagemann, Bert; Varga, Bob – Executive Educator, 1993
Hazards to new superintendents include enemies on the school board, sloppy expense accounting, and romancing school employees. Would-be survivors must be aware of antagonistic board members and the inevitability of making enemies, avoid expense account irregularities, eschew favoritism, admit mistakes, avoid subordinate-confidants, recognize the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Menendez, Miguel; And Others – 1990
Designed by librarians and administrators of the Florida International University in compliance with the requirements of the Florida Board of Regents, this document contains a list of responsibilities, policies, and procedures for the promotion process in library administration. It is noted that the promotion decision is one of the most important…
Descriptors: Committees, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Job Performance
Dennis, Bruce L. – 1988
Responsible and effective administrative leadership requires confronting those members of the teaching staff who are a negative influence on the institution. Importantly, the absence of expressed appreciation for good work can have a devastating impact on a principal's image if he or she suddenly begins to confront poor performances. Actually, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Job Performance, Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Mickler, Mary Louise; Solomon, Gloria L. – North Central Association Quarterly, 1985
Addresses the relationship between teacher attitudes and teacher effectiveness. Discusses a local validation study of the Omaha Teacher Interview (OTI), a preemployment teacher selection device assessing attitudes and personality. Finds the relationship between OTI ratings and job performance positive but insufficient to justify basing selection…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Performance, Personality Measures
Brown, Mark G.; Schwarz, Joseph E. – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Description of a process for solving human performance problems focuses on the analysis phase, which examines information to determine causes and develops recommendations for solving the problems. Techniques used for gathering data are described, criteria for evaluating ideas are listed, and weighted scores for performance improvement ideas are…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Evaluation Criteria, Improvement Programs, Interviews

Harchik, Alan E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
A model of ongoing consultation was effectively implemented in a community group home for eight adults with severe and profound mental retardation. Two consultants taught staff members to use a token reinforcement system, engage clients in a variety of activities, and improve staff interactions with clients. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Consultation Programs, Group Homes

Lord, Beverley R.; Robb, Alan J.; Shanahan, Yvonne P. – Higher Education Management, 1998
A study concerning performance indicators in five New Zealand higher education institutions had staff in administration, libraries, and an academic department identify appropriate measures of performance for mechanistic activities. For some activities, particularly at senior levels, mechanistic measures are found inappropriate and impractical;…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Departments, Evaluation Criteria