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Holdzkom, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
A central concern of Joseph Milner's February 1991 "Kappan" article critiquing the North Carolina Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument is that teacher evaluation will drive teaching. He errs in confusing essential skills with basic skills, ignoring all teacher evaluation's purposes except instructional improvement, and claiming the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Improvement
Gruenfeld, Elaine F. – 1981
To reveal evolving strategies for and existing problems in performance appraisal, this report summarizes recently published research findings and expert opinions. The first section examines the purposes of performance appraisal in organizations, discusses the relationship of appraisal to the job description, and presents an overview of the basic…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employees, Equal Protection, Evaluation Methods
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Aloi, Susan L. – Assessment Update, 2005
In autumn 2003, the author conducted a study of the best practices in linking assessment and strategic planning in higher education by visiting three institutions that represent models in integrating these processes. Information was gathered by interviewing faculty, staff, and administrators involved in the institutions' strategic planning or…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Data Analysis, Educational Planning, Higher Education
Duttweiler, Patricia Cloud; Hord, Shirley M. – 1987
A synthesis of literature on administrator assessment and staff development and a directory of resources are presented in this document. Section 1 discusses several aspects of administrator evaluation--the purposes of performance assessment; the components of evaluation; and the issues, processes, and recommendations for an effective evaluation…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Alexandrov, Diane C. – 1989
In an effort to update teacher evaluation systems to reflect changing attitudes toward the teaching profession and to focus on staff development, state departments of education and school districts have designed mentor and master teacher programs, career ladders, shared leadership programs, and differentiated evaluation programs. They have also…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Hammons, Jim – 1978
Staff development activities that affect professional ability must be coupled with efforts toward organizational development if two additional determinants of performance, employee motivation and organizational climate, are to be significantly improved. Indeed, emphasis on staff development alone may have negative effects in that such an approach…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods
Moravec, Milan – Personnel Administrator, 1981
Explains how clear communication of job performance expectations and evaluation can help employees improve productivity. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Criteria
Lyons, Geoffrey – 1992
The theoretical implications of management assessment centers for evaluating headteachers in Great Britain are examined in this paper. Issues in developing informed, objective management assessment are discussed, which involve the following: the educational system's permeable boundaries; the context in which management assessment and development…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Walz, Garry R., Ed. – 1982
This monograph is designed to enrich the database for persons seeking to learn more about viable approaches for facilitating career development in organizations. Suggestions are given for assisting individuals to chart their careers in the company and helping organizations to develop and utilize human resources more effectively. Several topics are…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Business, Career Change, Career Counseling
Ennis, Bob – 1994
The Custodians/Security Department is a support service of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. Responsibilities of the department do not stop with the care of the facility, but extend to providing a clean, safe environment for all who use school facilities. Program evaluation in the 1993-94 school year reveals a total…
Descriptors: Administration, Building Operation, Cleaning, Costs
Hickey, Laura M. – 1994
A residential group care facility serving abused children had encountered unprecedented changes both internally and in the community. These changes had been highly stressful for this agency, affecting the morale of those closest to the children, the Child/Youth Care Workers. To address these stressors, a strategy utilizing supportive,…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance
Brandt, Joyce; Muhl, Jane – 1990
This evaluator training course describes the purpose, evaluator qualifications, and workshop objectives. An outline of course content is provided. A technical bulletin, "Suggestions for Evaluating Student Clinical Performance," by Douglas R. Whitney, Marcia A. Whitney, and Johanna J. Jones, addresses the following: concepts of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Selmes, Cyril – Educational Management and Administration, 1986
Discusses teacher evaluation in Great Britain, abandoning some common assumptions about "correct" teaching methods and hierarchical and "outside" appraisal systems. Advocates peer evaluation, flexible criteria, faculty discussion, and staff development as a primary purpose. Describes an evaluation sheet to be used by observing…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Maddux, Robert B. – 1987
This manual, in workbook format, introduces the principles of how to conduct an effective employee performance appraisal in the higher education setting. It uses several case studies to illustrate these principles. It is designed to be used for individual study or group workshops and seminars. The topics discussed include establishing a positive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Scontrino, M. Peter – 1980
This is the second module in a four-module training package for use in inservice seminars or workshops on performance appraisal and employee development. Module 2 concentrates on different methods of performance evaluation, including essay, ranking, forced distribution, nonanchored rating scale, weighted checklist, forced choice, critical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation Methods
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